The supreme arrogance of religious thinking

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Are you a conspiracy theorist?
Do you also believe in Fema camps?

The evidence ( a word you must fucking hate, Sol) indicates that the story of Nero slaughtering xtians is a much later interpolation in The Annals of P. Cornelius Tacitus. No ancient writer, including xtian writers, cites the account in any of their works. Further, the bulk of the wording appears (without reference to Tacitus) in Sulpicius Severus' 5th century work "Sacred History" (which is two lies for the price of one!) although without the Pilate reference.

We have two manuscripts of Annales ( one of most of the first half and the other of most of the second, fortunately) and recent studies with ultraviolet light show this little bit of subterfuge.

Detail of the Medicean manuscript showing the word 'Christianos'. The large gap between the 'i' and 's' has been highlighted; under ultraviolet light an 'e' is visible in the gap, showing it to be the original letter.

So the manuscript said "Chrestianos" before some xtain monk decided to help things out by doing a little editing. "Chrestianos" (followers of Chrestus, a common Greek name)) just happens to be who Suetonius reported were causing trouble in the reign of Nero's immediate predecessor, Claudius. This finding brings Suetonius and Tacitus into agreement and also strongly suggests that the interpolation happened in the 15th century when the work was made available to the public.

I understand your readiness to accept at face value all lies presented in favor of your god boy. It does you no credit.

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Genesis 1:1 says nothing basically. That in the beginning (whenever that was) God created the heavens and the Earth, of course this is stated as fact based on that nonsense you believers call faith. For this to be true you have to prove two things first: That the god of the bible exists and you have to be able to explain how he went about creating everything in a logical way from a literal interpretation of what is written in Genesis 2 creation myths.

Both of these tasks are impossible to fulfill so your idea of creation falls flat and only makes sense when you dismiss common sense.

You know, C-P, when you consider the Germanic Creation Myth it sounds no sillier than the judeo-xtian shit.

The Germanic Myth of Creation
In the beginning nothing existed except for Ginnungagap. Neither sand, sea, heaven or earth had been created. After a long span of time, a new realm emanated in the south called Muspell. It was made of fire, glowing embers, and scorching heat. In the north a second region sprang forth called Niflheim. It consisted of bitter winds, and of freezing ice and snow.

Ginnungagap was situated between these two realms, and the waters from the eleven rivers of Hvergelmir flowed here. In the middle of the void all was mild, until one day the elements of fire and ice collided. In the north Niflheim's cold breeze began to freeze the void, while the southern part was thawed by the warmth emanating from Muspell. All was disorder. Life emerged from the drops of this great chaos in the shape of a giant. His name was Ymir and the frost giants are his descendants.

While Ymir was asleep, the first man and woman were born from the sweat of his left armpit, and his legs gave birth to a son. Meanwhile, the ice on Ginnungagap continued to melt, until Audumbla the cow emerged.