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> This crosses into religious flamewar. Disagree: This is an area to which I've devoted some study (amateur theologian, former professional "street-level histo
by dctoedt 4y ago
> This crosses into religious flamewar.
Disagree: This is an area to which I've devoted some study (amateur theologian, former professional "street-level historian," i.e., litigator). I can't speak to his comments about the Qur'an, but his comments about early Christian sources seem to be pretty much the consensus among scholars.
(Self-cite: https://www.questioningchristian.org https://www.questioningchristian.org)
- dang 4y agoThe problems I'm talking about are in the first three sentences and arguably also the second-last one. Moderation is concerned with the worst bits of a post. If I toss a lit match and a few pinecones in a forest, and you tell me not to start forest fires, I can't just reply "but pinecones are fine!"