(May 18, 2012 at 9:24 pm)Polaris Wrote: I believe he was a random follower of Jesus among dozens of other followers. He really comes into the limelight when he is mentioned in Arthurian legend.
Well as it turns out, Arthur fought off the Saxons as was (according to so historians) of Sarmatian desent. any holy grail stuff is added B.S. (makes great story telling and humour [Monty python and the holy grail])
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
