The mistreatment and stereotypes are still happening.

It worries me, as a Brit, that after defeating the Nazis in WWII (along with the rest of the allied forces, of course), we are now effectively being led by politicians with a very similar ideology, especially when it comes to immigration etc. The conservatives do not represent the whole of the British people.

I propose creating a church built around the teachings of St. Mr. Rogers.

i have lived in texas my whole life and i didn't know this even though i took texas history last year-

Ah the love of money the root of all evil.

The ending of the last sentence, ‘ abandoned.’ Pigeons are actually highly intelligent!

Ancient dad jokes!

Alot of people don't know this

History books are written by the winners, I'd love to see history through the loser's pov.

Not to mention overthrowing other democracies around the world. Read up on Iran.

There's a large lake somewhere under the permafrost in the middle of the continent. Who knows if there's any aquatic life still living in there or if there's any frozen over that is unique to that lake.

And now trump is trying to repeat all the worst parts

The last sentence.

Edison was an awful guy.

Yes. I have a degree in Irish Studies and this was brought up early and often throughout the course of my degree. It was overwhelming at times to read the individual stories and statements.

Never assume any limits to the depth of human depravity or stupidity

Columbus was a pr!ck, and all he brought were disease and misery.

Spam kills.

You forgot about simple mistranslation. There's a bunch of that too

And that whole baby in the Nile story was REALLY common among the "important" people.

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The Hebrew bible is a mostly political document, which includes the Israelite versions of Semite / Mesopotamian myths, alongside commentary on then-current events, and some poetry. Its purpose was to uphold and foster a grouped national sentiment among Hebrews during the Babylonian exile. Basically, most of the content prior to the Israelites conquering the Land of Israel is a myth, or very embalished half-truths. It was meant to creat an "origin story" that would solidify the Hebrews as one people. From about the period of Saul onward, it mostly checks out and aligns with real events that are well documented in other external old-world sources (Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Phoenician, etc) Saying this a member of the Jewish people myself.

Most religions that have existed since BCE have a flood story. Most of these civilizations were built in river valleys where the soil is rich with nutrients. If you've never been outside the river valley, and glacial melting begins, YOUR whole world is flooded. (Also, the gospels were written after Jesus died, and by men who never met him.)

For those curious, Bronze Age Collapse circa 1200 BC, and you can compare many ancient myths and find similarities. We seem, as as pecies, to have a fetish for certain things.

As a Jew, I have to say, at least we are smart about it. We read it for tradition, not because we think it is the literal truth. My rabbi even says "In our tradition" when studying a concept.

Noah was taken directly from Gilgamesh, for example.

The great flood happened when the end of the ice age caused the inland sea (Lake Agassiz) on the prairies to suddenly drain 12,000 years ago(10,000BC) and filled the Mediterranean. All the civilizations on the shore of oceans and inlets, including where the Mediterranean now is, flooded, much of the history writing world. This was just after the first cities were founded. Which is why it is a story in every culture.

I KNEW IT!

The story of Pandora's box = Eve and the Apple.

Yet people say they "study" the bible....

Really, Captain Obvious? Only in America.

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There is an ancient manuscript of the Bible written 300 years after Christ died and partial manuscripts from as early as 130 AD. There are about 25,000 manuscripts in several languages and from different locations. Historians believe the four gospels were written between 66 - 110 AD (CE) The Acts of the Apostles, the history of the early Church, was probably written between 70 and 90 AD. Jesus probably died around 30 AD when was 33, so some of writers were alive when Jesus was. Jesus is mentioned in about 15,000 other, nonreligious texts written while was alive. Several Bibles were translated from ancient texts recently including the Christian Common Bible (revised 2017), English Standard Bible (revised 2001), New American Standard Bible (revised 1971), New International Version (2001), and New King James (1982). The New International Version, first published in 1973, was written by 100 scholars using Hebrew, Greek, and Armatiic texts.

Pretty much completely false. Every book in the Old Testament prophecies the coming of Jesus Christ to die for the sins of the world. Revelations, the last book in the New Testament prophecies about the end times and the end of the world. We are now living in those end times. There are many prophecies that are being fulfilled before our very eyes. You can't miss it if you open your eyes. We are quickly moving into a cashless society. Our governments are clamoring for control over the people as a new world order is being ushered in. Jesus is standing at the door to our hearts, knocking and asking to be let in' He wants a relationship with us. This is the Good News.

The Bible; In the beginning Soandso begat Soandso & then they all went to war and died. The End.

Considering that Jewish tradition puts the Jews entering into Canaan between 1230BCE and 1170BCE and a short while later is the first Egyptian mentioning of a nation called Israel, it actually does provide evidence. As to the no evidence, most historians tie in the Santori eruption to that, etc. Most historians beleive that the general stories of the Torah are rooted in some form of facts. In fact ancient Egyptian historians like Manetho (3rd Century BCE) writes the Egyptian version of the Exodus story, that a rogue Egyptian Priest led a group of lepers out of Egypt whose decendents later captured Canaan. The Ancient Egyptians had their own version, alibeit written down about 800 years after the time period when it would have happened.

Because they were a group of the Canaanite people from the central highlands of Canaan, the Egyptians would have referred to them as Canaanites. There is consensus that the Exodus IS based on a historical event but it didn't happen the way it is described in the Bible.

I have to disagree with this one. There's a great documentary called 'Patterns of Evidence' that lays out a lot of the evidence for the Exodus. Many archaeologists overlook the evidence because they're only looking at evidence along a specific timeline.

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Your post is a statement of opinion, not historical fact.