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Given that the early Ancient Greeks were not Jews or Christians, and that most medieval theology heavily rehashes Plato and Epictetus, I'm not sure why anyone w
by vehemenz 4y ago
Given that the early Ancient Greeks were not Jews or Christians, and that most medieval theology heavily rehashes Plato and Epictetus, I'm not sure why anyone would suggest the Bible, rather than classical Greek thought, is the foundation of the West's beliefs.
Furthermore, even if there are no serious defenses of moral realism without a mystical metaphysics, that doesn't entail anything. These values were around in humanity long before monotheism and its predecessors.
- andrewclunn 4y agoDo you speak Greek? Do you agree with slavery, child soldiers, an ethno-nationalist expansionist navy? What's your view on diddling little kids? Also, have you thanked Apollo for this morning's sun rise? Modern secular humanists trying to claim the Ancient Greeks for themselves? Hilarious... well, accept that the little kid diddling appears to be making a comeback, so perhaps you have me there.