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After reading Plutarch, I have come to the conclusion that the real heroes of Rome were men like Cato, Cicero or Brutus. Specially Cato.
What a great man!
Sarcasm is a greek perversion.
>MUH REPUBLIC
Republic has been dead for decades, Gracchii killed it, principiate was the only way out.
Augustus Caesar > Julius Caesar = Cicero > all other Roman politicians
Here is the definition of Atheism, to get it out the way
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism
a : a disbelief in the existence of deity
b : the doctrine that there is no deity
So it is the positive affirmation that there is no deity, contrary to Agnosticism which states there might be one.
What evidence could an Atheist provide to an Agnostic that a deity does not (or at least, probably does not) exist? Keep in mind, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
>>456270
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agnostic
>Full Definition of agnostic
>1: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
>2: a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something <political agnostics>
Just like atheism,...
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>>456278
>Almost all atheists subscribe to
>>a : a disbelief in the existence of deity
Yes, so what evidence would your provide to justify that disbelieve
Again, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
>>456270
Disbelief just means I don't believe in it. Of course there is the possibility that there is some sort of God, but if there is he doesn't seem to have a noticeable effect on your life except through the belief systems humans have created
Is it fair to say that Christianity is an evolution on Judaism? Could the two ever be reconciled?
It's more like the cousin of judaism, they both evolved from the same root.
They have a different understanding of God and different eschatology, so I'd say no, at least theologically.
>>456178
To say Christianity has no Jewish roots is false but to say it's a Jewish religion is equally ridiculous.
Is it wrong to change one's beliefs in the face of coercion?
>>456126
You can't change your "belief", as a belief is not something you willingly choose.
You can however choose whether to make that belief known or not, e.g. when threatened with violence.
>>456141
What makes you think you do not choose your beliefs?
>>456126
Depends on the belief.
>I believe I won't shit my pants today.
>On the contrary, good sir, my ill will and loaded shotgun would have you believe otherwise.
>I... I stand corrected.
The main difference between Christianity and Judiasm is the disagreement about whether or not Jesus fulfilled the law. What does /his/ think? Was Jesus the Messiah? Or are we still waiting for one?
God shouldn't interfere with human matters in the first place.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Judaism/wiki/jesus
Looks to me like Jesus didn't fulfil very much, or anything at all desu senpai
>>455969
>>>/r/eddit
>French people complain about monarch
>Gets overthrown
>Everybody happy
>Napoleon makes himself monarch
>People love him
>Eventually they get mad and want to throw monarch out again
Why are lower class people so stupid? Its always a dictator who saves them but then they want a democracy again
this is the worst paraphrasing i've ever read
>>455844
>greedy monarchs accrue mountains of wealth
>wage pointless wars that mean nothing to the people
>have them fight and die in them
>let them starve to the point of rebellion
Why are upper class people so stupid?
>>455861
>Pointless wars
Name one pointless war in history
Hi, /his/
Was wondering whether there is any solid historical or archaeological evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Any primary sources, secular and non-secular, would be appreciated. Also, I was wondering how reliable the disciples accounts of the events are (i.e. can we confirm that the records of their statements haven't been tampered with?).
There are maybe two sources describing the event less than fifty years after it supposedly happened, though only one has been found. That's the sum total of the evidence.
>>455540
skeptics BTFO
Why are people so obsessed with France and the UK?
Regarding contributions in art, science and culture in general, diversity and achievements, the
>HOLY
>ROMAN
>EMPIRE
was unrivaled
Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture
The birth of Dutch capitalism, Hansa and Imperial cities in Germany, city states in Italy
800 years of splendour, of victory and defeat, glory and cruelty
An empire second to none
>HOLY
>ROMAN
>EMPIRE
Some of you are alright.
Don't go to any agriculturally advanced, nationspanning bronze age empires in the eastern mediteranean tomorrow.
>>454898
I badly want to know more about the Sea Peoples.
>>454967
>Sea Peoples.
Everybody does, but no one knows, only rumors.
>>455021
Aryan (Indo-European) af though most likely, mi familia
Could this ideology ever stand for more than 100 years in a single place?
What is the best Communist success story?
My perfectly infallible brand of communism has never been tried before.
China hasn't imploded yet, which is more than what can be said to many others. That counts, right?
>>454656
It also isn't communist
>muh benevolence
>Useless child who has done nothing for the dynasty
>General who is one of your best warriors and also your brother by blood
I'd toss that worthless piece of shit as well.
>>454477
Liu Bei invented bros before hoes.
did liu bei really do that
Is atheism a religion? Why not or why?
>>454061
If it isn't atheists should stop acting like it is.
>The bottom line is this: there is no such thing as a world of "phenomena," of perceptible forms, and behind it, an impenetrable, true reality: the essence. There is only one given reality, which is multidimensional; there is also a hierarchy of possible forms of human and superhuman experiences, in relation to which these various dimensions are progressively disclosed, until one is able to perceive directly the essential reality.
atheists c ucked by their left brain into believing that's all there ever is
>>454121
What makes you think only atheists think this? And how does this answer the question?
How religious were Ancient Romans? Was their devotion comparable to how devoted the Byzantines were to Christianity later on? Or was it just a background thing in the lives of Romans?
Pax deorum
>>454054
Religion for the Pagans was really a lot different than we would imagine it today.
most modern people have no appreciation what so ever for the pagan-Roman mindset or how they saw the world, they look at a few superficial things and build this asinine idea that the Romans and other pagans were somehow "less religious" when in reality it was just a whole different kind of fervor.
the Romans were incredibly superstitious, in their daily lives they prayed to all sorts of spirits, deities, and other entities for everything from the mundane to the most grand. they had a strong belief in magic and many codified magical formula (I have a copy of a Roman fortune telling manual myself) and they regularly made use of such charms, curses and spells to have their will done or for really anything.
"religion" for them was not some external other, it was intertwined with absolutely everything, even the state was a religious entity and all the trappings of legalism were bound up with mystical ideas and the gods.
if you read the 12 tables of Rome there is extensive mention of magic and witchcraft and what degree of magic is alright.
all in all it was pretty silly when you look back at stories like one farmer throwing a cow fetus at his neighbor all under the watch of magistrates to ensure the curse was legal.
Christianity represented a major shift away from superstition towards more rational thought.
Romans were obsessed with getting their rituals right and "collecting" patron deities so that the empire would be under the protection of all divinity.
What would the world be like if-
Mithraism became dominant instead of Christianity
Zoroastrianism became dominant instead of Islam
Assyrians prospered instead of Judaism
Pretty different, I think.
>>453946
>Assyrians prospered instead of Judaism
Jesus christ how horrifying
Probably pretty similar, since environmental determinism is more true than spiritual determinism
What does /his/ think of Vercingetorix?
Just one of the many people who were inferior to G.J. Caesar.
>>453942
so wait, was he french or basically irish?
wasnt all of france just what Ireland is now, but it all got pushed back?
>>453942
Fought a lost battle. He was alright.
