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Ask A Historian
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 (May 18, 2015 at 8:41 am)Stimbo Wrote:(May 17, 2015 at 1:22 pm)Exian Wrote: Is it "an historian" or "a historian"? My mind is so full of fuck rn For real?! My knowledge of English is an illusion  (May 18, 2015 at 8:44 am)Neimenovic Wrote:(May 18, 2015 at 8:41 am)Stimbo Wrote: "An". If the stress falls on the first syllable, "a" is used ("a history"). Otherwise "an" is correct. That knowledge seems to be an illusion to the majority of its speakers. That raises the question - what is English and does it actually exist?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Oh, and while we're on the subject, America, the word is "herbs"; not "urbs". You can have no idea the pain you inflict on me with that.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(May 18, 2015 at 8:49 am)Stimbo Wrote: Oh, and while we're on the subject, America, the word is "herbs"; not "urbs". You can have no idea the pain you inflict on me with that. This distinction is crucial. For example, the latin name of the city where I went to uni is urbs herbipolensis. No joke.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
I think I would explode if I ever went there.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
(May 18, 2015 at 8:52 am)Stimbo Wrote: I think I would explode if I ever went there. It's imaginable. Lots of food, lots of wine...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Go on... you nearly have a sale...
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
 RE: Ask A Historian
May 18, 2015 at 10:50 am
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2015 at 10:57 am by Minimalist.)
(May 18, 2015 at 5:16 am)Nope Wrote: That was fascinating to read, Min. Thank you for taking the time to write that. Have you had the opportunity to visit Rome? Yes. In 1995. But also visited Roman sites in Britain, Greece and Turkey. Quote:What I don't understand about mythicists is what reasons are there for believing that a bunch of Jews and Greeks got fixated on this idea of a Jewish man from Nazareth named Jesus, who has parents, brothers, and sisters, and is crucified by the Romans? You're assuming that it happened in one fell swoop. Like everything else, it evolved. I suggest Richard Carrier's On The Historicity of Jesus. I have an electronic version if you PM an email address I'll send it to you. After that, compare the reasons for believing the Historical Jesus routine with it. Quote:Yeah ask a historian my ass. Jesus was a real person, and from everything we know about him he was quite a good person. He wasn't afraid to stand up to the authorities for what he believed in, and he brought a message of peace -love thy neighbour, do unto others, etc. He had overridingly good qualities, and your assertion that he isn't a historical person leaves you with the burden of proof as to how did Christianity start?Evidence? Oh right. You don't have anything except your stupid fucking bible. Oh well.......
Where in Britain did you visit?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
London. Side trip to Stonehenge and Bath.
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