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 (DIR) Post #B1edJ1qL2gXydwfk1I by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Humpleupagus @DrFell @porkcow Buddy, the early church fathers said so themselves verbatim. Scholars today are simply reporting the facts. There's really not much in the way of interpretation required.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1edJ2cCAkpP2N3xc8 by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Humpleupagus @DrFell @porkcow It's no wonder given that most of the early Church fathers were Platonists in the first place. Anyway, you are clearly invested in disregarding all evidence to the contrary of your preconceived conclusion, so it seems rather pointless to try and talk sense with you.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1edJ3XGkYTvtNlXZg by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Humpleupagus @DrFell @porkcow Okay. I can tentatively agree with that. The architects of Christinanity were definitely attempting to justify it as a legitimate religion rather than merely a superstition of the gullible, by trying to position it in the context of the prevailing Hellenic philosophical milieu. Certainly the reason for doing so was that they were necessarily in competition with those philosophies for converts (which they only later won through violent force when logical argument failed). That's common knowledge.My point was that the vast majority of Christian theology is not evident from study of the BuyBull, but can only be justified in light of surrounding Pagan religions/philosophies such as Platonism, Hermeticism, Pythagoreanism, Stoicism, etc. Almost the entire corpus of terminology used to describe Christian doctrine (eg. the Trinity) is appropriated from those Pagan traditions rather than from the BuyBull itself which presents no comparable vocabulary nor imagery. The Pagan ideas predate the Christian, so there is a clear and undeniable genetic transfer from the one to the other. It's not rocket science.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1edJ4RzLfqsjIIpyy by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Humpleupagus @DrFell @porkcow > the whole idea that Christianity had “architects” of the Faith, is ludicrousThat there were so many different schisms in Christinanity from it's inception to present, and the only way to maintain a dominant narrative was through both the arbitration of assemblies such as the councils of Nicea, and subsequently through violent persecution of dissenters, pretty clearly indicates that the Christian religion was curated by human stake-holders, and specifically those with the greatest capacity and willingness for violent coercion. I would say "architects" is a decent enough synonym, and one far more congenial than the actual process warrants. You can certainly make magical gestures and the incantation that "God made them do it", but there's far more objective evidence of the former than the latter causal factor.> I presuppose the Almighty God is this Architect.That's where we differ. Good faith doesn't begin with the conclusion and work backwards for justification. It starts with the evidence and allows the conclusion to follow from it. I have little issue with the use of fiction to romanticise the world, the human condition, and relationship with the unknown, but that's far different from refusing to distinguish between fantasy and reality from the outset.> the notion my ancient ancestors were bullied and beaten into believing it, is insulting and dishonorable toward themI don't know who your ancestors were apart from apparently having a melanin deficiency, but there were only a handful of places in Europe where Christinanity didn't become the dominant religion without at least experiencing decades of violent coercion and destruction of Pagan holy sites and priestly traditions. That pattern repeated itself consistently across continents for almost 2,000 years straight. In the handful of cases it was voluntary, it usually involved the elite members of society adopting Christinanity superficially in exchange for perceived economic advantage and to avoid attrition and embargo from their Christian neighbours.The most notable example of relatively peaceful transition was Iceland. In that case it was decided democratically at the Althing in 1000 CE on the basis of the Pagan Goðorð law system in order to prevent the inevitability of widespread violent conflict already brewing under the surface. In the vast majority of cases the matter was decided by violent conquest (eg. Charlemagne) and frequently involved the wholesale genocide or enslavement of dissenters. Yeah sure there have also been some gullible folks who fell for missionary work, but as the saying goes "there's a sucker born every minute". That's not unique to the modern day.> I wouldn’t ever take that to heart,Similarly, Paganism continued to be practised privately and clandestinely (often in syncretic form) in many cases right into the present day all across Europe from east to west and north to south. Pagan practices are based in large part on self-evident truths of the natural world and human condition with just a superficial and allegorical top dressing of cultural fiction. Consequently many of those traditions are experiencing a revival and conscious/conscientious reinvention now that the coercive force has more or less relented (for now) thanks to widespread adoption of the post-enlightenment humanist values inspired by classical Pagan culture.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1gn07DWE48tfL3S2y by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       The Gospel Deception: The Four Gospels are Fake History! | Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh | History Valleyhttps://youtu.be/CpQ2vZK5t2M
       
 (DIR) Post #B1gn7Ro44b8PY9e32e by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/27/ancient-greeks-america-before-columbus/
       
 (DIR) Post #B1goBd5IBTqVdkGF28 by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @William_The_Dragonborn > a steaming pile of shit.The pile of shit you're constantly shovelling into your face by the mouthful shit for brains.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1gqbdVlQ2uyOyAhSS by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @djsumdog @meeper > ...letters from family written in Hindi. ... I never learned to read it though.Google translate has you covered...
       
 (DIR) Post #B1gqbeyVydVgwQdAuW by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @LudditeMan @Sternritter-C @fknretardlol You fuckwits are like a swarm of flies circling around a pile of shit. Whatever you might say looks like shit, you're the one's seeking it out and shovelling it in your faces by the mouthful. It's why you constantly demonstrate that you have nothing but shit for brains.
       
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       @amerika @ForBritain > the English need a nation of only EnglishHave you seen most British women? Their stock can only be improved by miscegenation.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1mCgw2j7Edc6fJySG by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @amerika @ForBritain > I know quite a few lovely ones.The exception doesn't make the rule.> Irish-descendedI know way more attractive Irish women than British. It's not even a contest.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1mRqiIGaZhpfii71c by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @amerika @ForBritain > I do not think they are exceptions, obviously, since I do not agree with your assertion.Fair enough. You don't need to feel ashamed about being attracted to fugly women. We all have our kinks.> The problem with Irish women is the missing mental pieces, not whether or not they are ugly.But that's what makes them fun...
       
 (DIR) Post #B27HnfvE203sE30Joe by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       "The fountain is one of the most impressive buildings in the city and is decorated with a reclining figure, representing Kestra, the ancient river god. The ancient populations of the area worshipped Kestra and the nearby river of Eurymedon as gods. ... The city flourished in the 2nd century BC, and officials began minting their own coins for the city in the image of Greek goddess Artemis, whose temple stood on a hill outside the city. Perga became famous for the worship of the goddess, and every year many festivals were held in her honor."https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/09/fountain-ancient-greek-city-perga/
       
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       https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/dionysus-and-his-erect-penis-depicted-on-2-500-year-old-bone-stylus-found-in-sicily
       
 (DIR) Post #B2CnIkcEhNf085DgSe by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       Erich con Däniken, good riddance.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-20858/Big-lies-little-green-men.html
       
 (DIR) Post #B2CnIldKum8PHmk4oa by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @h4890 Well, like the BuyBull a select few people can enjoy it for what it's worth without taking it for more than creative fiction. But also like the BuyBull the vast majority of people I've encountered who are interested in it think it's completely factual. Both are what I would consider forms of virulently malignant cultural pollution.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2JHULHwqyjmcuvuuO by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/14/anglo-saxon-burial-britain/
       
 (DIR) Post #B2e1OkYIUatwIQ3AR6 by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @Vo So far I've gotten Qwen 14B and Gemma 12B to admit there are several world governments pursuing research and discussion of solar radiation modification using stratospheric aerosol injection, including an extensive list of government agencies involved. However they claim that it's not been deployed yet and is only being discussed and modelled hypothetically.I could try more, but I think that's probably gonna be the status quo. Though if you ask specifically about cloud seeding to encourage precipitation for weather modification (eg. to help agriculture), they'll go on at length without reservation about the government programs already doing so for quite a while now.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2e5HdLFInZpiro85g by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @Vo Orgone...
       
 (DIR) Post #B2e8NtgJlP5W03LGqW by toiletpaper@shitposter.world
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       @Vo > from extreme heightsWhich wouldn't generally be visible to the naked eye...Tbh, I don't have an expectation of people involved in orgone research to be objective or consistent in their scientific investigation. Call me a cynic, but it stems from a few decades of being immersed in the occult community and seeing all kinds of whacked out shit being disseminated in the guise of facts and science, frequently by people happy to lay out a long scroll displaying their credentials and pedigree as if that's supposed to be convincing. The most convincing orgone woo I have seen thus far is from a friend who makes orgone jewelry. When I asked her whether it works she simply smiled and said "If you think it does..." (ie. placebo effect).