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| | [AI summary] The discussion centers around a mosaic from Pompeii, likely depicting Plato's Academy, with a focus on a mysterious object in a box. The object is speculated to be a celestial sphere or sundial, possibly connected to philosophical debates. The conversation touches on ancient skepticism, the role of science in providing certainty, and the historical context of philosophical schools like Epicureanism and Stoicism. The mosaic's artistic elements, such as the celestial sphere and the gathering of philosophers, are analyzed for their symbolic and educational significance. The dialogue also explores the intersection of ancient philosophy and modern scientific methods, emphasizing the pursuit of truth and knowledge.
| | historyforatheists.com
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| | If there is a story that forms the heart of New Atheist bad history, it's the tale of the Great Library of Alexandria and its destruction by a Christian mob. It's the central moral fable of the Draper-White Thesis, where wise and rational Greeks and Romans store up all the wisdom of the pre-Christian ancient world in a single library, treasuring science and reason and bringing western civilisation to the brink of a technological and industrial revolution. But then a... Read More Read More
| | isthatinthebible.wordpress.com
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| | The Bible is often difficult to make sense of without the proper conceptual framework. Why is Paul concerned about mysterious angels, principles, powers, forces, and archons in his epistles? Why are interactions with demons at the forefront of Jesus' ministry in Mark? Why is heaven sometimes described as having different levels? Why does Paul describe...
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| JASPREET SINGH BOPARAI Do Classicists in art galleries really know the answers?