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>> we do know quite a bit about minoan religion No Dr Jeremy B Rutter: “ Since Linear A is as yet undeciphered, there is effectively no contemporary textual
by CraigJPerry 6y ago
>> we do know quite a bit about minoan religion
No
Dr Jeremy B Rutter:
“ Since Linear A is as yet undeciphered, there is effectively no contemporary textual evidence regarding Minoan religion. Even if Linear A were deciphered, it is unlikely that much information regarding Minoan cult practices, much less Minoan religious ideology, would be forthcoming above and beyond the names of the divinities which the Minoans worshipped.”
— we know basically nothing of their religious practices except that we think they existed based on artifacts found and some reasonable hypothesis.
>> you would be hard pressed to find anyone alive today who believes it
What does belief have to do with whether an idea can be communicated or not? It’s sufficient to be able to say the idea was XXX
- jjk166 6y ago> What does belief have to do with whether an idea can be communicated or not? It’s sufficient to be able to say the idea was XXX What does belief have to do with a religion dying out? Everything! Without writing, the greeks could get people to carry on their religion. With writing their religion died out. Clearly the spread of ideologies is not as simple as "writing spreads it and the absence of writing kills it."