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StrategicBean t1_j3ostqt wrote

I love this perspective of his. He just wants accurate data and gives no fucks about the elimination of forgeries beyond that. In the best way possible; What an absolute legendary nerd! I love it!

>Langlois told me that he derives no pleasure from such discoveries. “My intention wasn’t to be an expert in forgeries, and I don’t love catching bad guys or something,” he told me. “But with forgeries, if you don’t pay attention, and you think they are authentic, then they become part of the data set you use to reconstruct the history of the Bible. The entire theory is then based on data that is false.” That’s why ferreting out biblical fakes is “paramount,” Langlois said. “Otherwise, everything we are going to do on the history of the Bible is corrupt.”

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ryschwith t1_j3orali wrote

For those who, like me, generally require a bit more context before clicking:

  • identifying that the Dead Sea Scrolls in many collections around the world are, in fact, forgeries
  • picking through recycled pottery sherds to learn about daily life in ancient Mesopotamia
  • a possible non-Biblical reference to King David, potentially establishing him as an actual historical figure

It's neat stuff.

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en43rs t1_j3nklxm wrote

So this would be impossible. First civilization doesn't really mean anything. It's a subjective construct. You should rather look for states/political entities. And the history of the world is just too big a subject. You can't show every evolution of every border.

What exist are:

-either specific videos of timelapse of specific wars, this channel is perfect for this

-or broad simplification of world history. This is the most famous one, lots of problems but okay overall.

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Fluffy_Town t1_j3mjzvk wrote

>It's like how every culture independently creates some form of flatbread: that doesn't make the bread divine (though, historically, many people associate bread and the divine - Yahweh rained bread down from Heaven, etc.).

I watched this cooking show on Netflix and apparently there's a lot of dumpling recipes throughout the world that have different names but are essentially the same thing.

>OK, I gotta' stop...I'd be the worst history teacher...I'd be the guy that kids are like "Just ask any question, then let him go..." hahaha

...or the opposite is true. Your passion for the subject comes through the screen. Teachers with passion inspire students to become great.

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