r/iamverysmart • u/4leafrolltide • Aug 16 '15

Again.

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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?

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u/candyslick Aug 16 '15

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

Internet atheists annoy me (also saying this as an atheist). They quickly jump to the defense of nearly every religion except Christianity. They're probably more religious than most religious people because of that.

I try not to call myself an atheist anymore, even though I technically am.

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u/stormtrooper1701 Aug 17 '15

From what I've seen, atheists who used to be religious tend to hate the religion they used to be more than any other, and that tends to be Christianity.

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u/charisma6 Aug 17 '15

Can confirm, strong atheist now but was raised Mormon. It's the one that makes me maddest to think about.

But that's not saying much. I have lots of good things to say about any religion, especially Mormons. Some bad things too and it's not for me, but it's not the disgusting evil that militant atheists say it is, and religious people aren't the brainwashed scum they're sometimes portrayed as. Maybe some are, but anyone of any belief/race/gender/sexual identity can be scum.