Topic: I put some thought into this one
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Sun 04/06/08 12:18 AM
So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.

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Sun 04/06/08 12:20 AM

So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.



I think this sometimes also, as well as the meaning of life. Really anything is possible, I guess people believe what they want to believe

Monier's photo
Sun 04/06/08 12:20 AM
Much knowledge was destroyed long ago by people seeking to use religion as a tool to control others. Some of that is lost forever.

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Sun 04/06/08 12:21 AM
flowerforyou

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Sun 04/06/08 12:22 AM
hey fear, btw you are right, the morphing in the egyptian world facts that were, are being proved wrong all the time, and new evidence comes forth, and the egyptologists in the beginning, don't like all the new info, so they deny the real facts presented, to save face.

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Sun 04/06/08 12:23 AM

So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.


If God is real how easy would it be for Him to have His word available for us? - too easy

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Sun 04/06/08 12:26 AM

So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.

most of history is interpretation and conjecture

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Sun 04/06/08 12:31 AM

So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.


i forget who said it but they said "history is written by the victors".

we have no idea if what was written is actually what happened let alone if we're interpreting or translating it correctly........

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Sun 04/06/08 12:33 AM


So I was going through some old history textbooks reading the things they teach about ancient cultures, and started thinking "how do they know?". In all honesty it would make sense as most ancient writing is interpreted by someone much like The Bible was, and we have how many different religions preaching on the same Bible? So it is not a completly out-there idea that in fact some of the writings that they interpreted could in fact be way off or wrong all together.

If you take this and understand that we could of been taught the wrong history as opposed to what actually occured or was written at the time. I think it is a high possibility.


i forget who said it but they said "history is written by the victors".

we have no idea if what was written is actually what happened let alone if we're interpreting or translating it correctly........


this is so true

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Sun 04/06/08 12:33 AM
He who wins the war, writes the history books.... look at Peru and Argentina.... they go back and forth all the time... those books keep changing.

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Sun 04/06/08 12:41 AM
why do we believe what man has said or written all man as done is make man think that man can be good. but god said no man is perfect so who can we think is right do u want to say god is right then man cant be trusted or is man right and we can one day be gods so wtf man i dont know to many things that god say that man thinks he said or do we know what god said like the 10 deadly sins devil

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Sun 04/06/08 12:43 AM
that theory only works if you believe in god or gods

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Sun 04/06/08 02:15 PM
What's that joke about the monk re copying copies of the scripture & the old Monk going down to check the original & the first set was copied wrong.
They were to Celebrate!! NOT to be Celibate!

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Sun 04/06/08 02:25 PM

He who wins the war, writes the history books.... look at Peru and Argentina.... they go back and forth all the time... those books keep changing.

noway
excuse me?

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Tue 04/08/08 03:25 AM
zomg...