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This, in my opinion, illustrates the value in studying classics: a lot of modern society is based on the stories we have been telling each other for thousands o
by jmopp 3y ago
This, in my opinion, illustrates the value in studying classics: a lot of modern society is based on the stories we have been telling each other for thousands of years. Not just the Bible, though: also the Ancient Greek and Roman texts, and (if you're being adventurous) the Talmud, and the Quran + Hadith to see how the West's sister cultures developed. The modern atheist would do well to study religion.
- telotortium 3y agoI'm currently reading Plato's Republic right now - deservedly famous, and is the source of lots of generally known parables. It is much more than a utopian political text, as the title and its reputation might imply. In fact, it is religious in it's own way, but in an interestingly different way than the Bible.
- prashantsengar 3y agoLittle related - this is also why I started watching movies and TV shows that are popular. I didn't use to watch a lot of them earlier. Now I understand how much our culture is affected by them and how it affects our communication.