I'm a history teacher who I suppose you could classify as a "debunker".
The other day I was studying the battle of Thermopalye in which 300 Spartans fought to the death against millions of Persians. I found that the Greeks had many men from many cities numbering closer to 5,600 and that the Persians would never have been able to logistically support an army of that magnitude so their numbers were more likely closer to 100,000. Learning this took a lot of the magic away from teaching my class about the Spartans. I was more then a little disapointed
Is a persons need to believe in magic what drives them to religion? Do we all need a sea parting, divine cave conversations, or men who walk on water in order to give meaning and more importantly excitement to our lives?
Because I must admit, that being an atheist is fairly boring when compared to the a strong man who kills a thousand philistines with a donkey's jawbone or a man coming back from the dead.
Your thoughts?
2007-02-07
02:17:15
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