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Saw the title and was thinking, "Yes, and?" It's not exactly a crazy surprise. On the other hand, the article is good as a general introduction, and I hadn't h

Saw the title and was thinking, "Yes, and?" It's not exactly a crazy surprise. On the other hand, the article is good as a general introduction, and I hadn't heard of the Great Mosque of Samarra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra) before. Neat.

drewcoo 4y ago
Consider the source: Deseret News. It's likely a subject not because of surprise but because it's a shallow exploration of other faiths.
- an1sotropy 4y ago
  indeed, and with LDS sometimes it's even less than an exploration of other faiths, and more about hoping to project their own faith on others' histories. e.g. https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-transformed-archaeology-mexico-and-ended-losing-his-faith https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-tr...
  - cogman10 4y ago
    Sometimes? It's more of an almost always thing. Mormons will try and bend every single ancient american archeological nugget into a faith promoting confirmation of the Book of Mormon narrative. A mezoamerican city buried in the jungle? Obviously a confirmation that zerahelma was real! The foundation of mormonism is confirmation bias.
mojomark 4y ago
Shocking how much the Great Mosque of Samarra looks like the depictions of the Tower of Babel [1]. That reminds me of the awesome Bad Religion song Skyscraper [2]. I really need some ADHD medication. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel 2. Skyscraper. https://youtu.be/ELBjwltRp3E https://youtu.be/ELBjwltRp3E
- voz_ 4y ago
  That depiction of Babel is by Peter Bruegel, a fantastic artist but obviously just making stuff up (1563) vs supposed biblical occurrence (far before that - but probably not real at all). Its also far closer to the Colosseum, if we are comparing structures in reality vs art.
- mdturnerphys 4y ago
  "Seeing this minaret, medieval Europeans mistook it for the biblical Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), and, as such, it lent its form to medieval and Renaissance representations of the tower, as in the famous “Tower of Babel” by Bruegel (1563)."

drewcoo 4y ago

Consider the source: Deseret News. It's likely a subject not because of surprise but because it's a shallow exploration of other faiths.

an1sotropy 4y ago
indeed, and with LDS sometimes it's even less than an exploration of other faiths, and more about hoping to project their own faith on others' histories. e.g. https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-transformed-archaeology-mexico-and-ended-losing-his-faith https://www.science.org/content/article/how-mormon-lawyer-tr...
- cogman10 4y ago
  Sometimes? It's more of an almost always thing. Mormons will try and bend every single ancient american archeological nugget into a faith promoting confirmation of the Book of Mormon narrative. A mezoamerican city buried in the jungle? Obviously a confirmation that zerahelma was real! The foundation of mormonism is confirmation bias.

mojomark 4y ago

Shocking how much the Great Mosque of Samarra looks like the depictions of the Tower of Babel [1]. That reminds me of the awesome Bad Religion song Skyscraper [2]. I really need some ADHD medication. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel 2. Skyscraper. https://youtu.be/ELBjwltRp3E https://youtu.be/ELBjwltRp3E

voz_ 4y ago
That depiction of Babel is by Peter Bruegel, a fantastic artist but obviously just making stuff up (1563) vs supposed biblical occurrence (far before that - but probably not real at all). Its also far closer to the Colosseum, if we are comparing structures in reality vs art.
mdturnerphys 4y ago
"Seeing this minaret, medieval Europeans mistook it for the biblical Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9), and, as such, it lent its form to medieval and Renaissance representations of the tower, as in the famous “Tower of Babel” by Bruegel (1563)."