• Flax@feddit.uk
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            16 hours 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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              14 hours ago

              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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                11 hours ago

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

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                  3 hours ago

                  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

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                    2 hours ago

                    This is history. History works different than other sciences. You cannot just claim that it’s common knowledge/scholarly accepted that yahweh originated in a pantheon because one scholar puts forward a theory on it, which most scholars reject (but they get dismissed because they are “biased”)

                    History isn’t replicable and observable like chemistry, physics or biology