• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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            Wikipedia is a source of sources. You can scroll down to the bottom of the damn page and view the original sources if you really need the originals. No, you’re just using this as an excuse. Fuck off. Everyone can see right through this.

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              1 day ago

              Wikipedia is policed by radical jobless atheists like tgeorgescu who deliberately delete Christian sources

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                Lol. Meanwhile here you are, policing what people provide as evidence because you only accept something that supports your worldview. You should be a wiki moderator apparently… oh wait, they actually have standards.

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                  Wikipedia isn’t a source. A whole Wikipedia article doesn’t back up your claim.

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                    Wikipedia is a source, even in academics. It isn’t a primary source. If you’re going to be pedantic, you could at least have the decency to be correct.

                    Repeating this doesn’t actually address anything I said though. Presumably you can’t actually engage with what was said because you have no standing.

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              2 days ago

              So some guy has an alternative theory

              but no evidence of pre-Israelite Yahweh worship among the peoples of the ancient Levant has surfaced

              That’s because the israelites were the worshippers of Yahweh

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                Yeah see this is how I know you’re not serious. The author of that article isn’t “some guy”, he’s an incredibly respected and accomplished historian and archaeologist, specializing in ancient near-east civilizations. And you couldn’t be bothered to read past the first paragraph. You don’t want to have an actual discussion about this.

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                  2 days ago

                  I read all there was contained on the list. He admits it is literally just a theory

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                    You’re either being obtuse or you don’t understand how science works if you think “he says it’s just a theory” is a gotcha