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Genesis 3:24? When I read Genesis, or religious text in general, I can’t help but feel that the writings are of an alternate reality... One that I am unable to relate to.

Is it possible to ascertain much of anything about history? As written, history is fiction. His story. Consider how the perspectives on current events vary wildly. There is very clearly no arbiter of truth. What hope do we have of saying anything with certainty about what came before us? In...

> Banta: Is Jesus a historical or mythological figure? Isn't it strange that there are no writings attributed to Jesus?

Maybe somebody else has pointed this out, here or elsewhere, but the date looks like I591, not 1591. It is pretty clear that the first "digit" is not like the last.

Welcome back with a splash KD! Fellow comrade ;)

Interesting… He states that even the flat earth map is but a projection. Albeit a cone projection, instead of a cylindrical one (regular world maps). But the actual shape or nature of the Earth is left unknown.

I’ve delved into Idealism quite deeply. And what has stood out to me as I have revisited this thread, is that perhaps our feeling of simulation is quite explainable. If everything is a mental process, in the Mind at large (aka Universal Consciousness), and matter is what a mental process looks...

Why do you have to be so snarky? If you're looking for the truth then we are on the same side. If you have compelling proofs, please invest in writing them down and contributing to the discussion.

One hull crack located in ISS, another one suspected :ROFLMAO:

Very compelling video of what appears to be clouds BEHIND the sun. Hard to fully validate since we are not viewing with our eyes, but using digital cameras here, and I'm not sure that they have the true fidelity we expect of them. But none the less.

Since you brought up Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang, I recommend "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov, for the same mind expanding potential.