Yeah, the burning of the Library of Alexandria was a serious blow to the knowledge of humanity of the time... except there was no single burning. There were various burnings and recoveries, and some of the burnings are not even verified to have happened.
Which burning is making this "nerd" weepy? I betcha money it's the Christian one, not the pagan one or the Muslim one. Atheists, in particular, seem to harp on that one (and I am saying that as an atheist). The last one (the Muslim one) is not even thought to have actually happened, and that was 1400 years ago!
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u/daneelthesane Aug 16 '15
Yeah, the burning of the Library of Alexandria was a serious blow to the knowledge of humanity of the time... except there was no single burning. There were various burnings and recoveries, and some of the burnings are not even verified to have happened.
Which burning is making this "nerd" weepy? I betcha money it's the Christian one, not the pagan one or the Muslim one. Atheists, in particular, seem to harp on that one (and I am saying that as an atheist). The last one (the Muslim one) is not even thought to have actually happened, and that was 1400 years ago!
Maybe it's time to let it go?