Re: Do you think its right to charge to teach about neopaganism?
Historical studies are based on empirical fact. It's not something some guy pulls out of his ass. Cultural bias can color things incorrectly or skip over them (ie the belief pre-civil rights movement that there was no such thing as African history in any significant sense) but it's usually based in facts and there's honestly no cultural bias that would account for wanting to make Celts look bad. They find. They record. There are findings that suggest x. Historians conclude y.
The funny thing is that i totally agree with your original point but I now can't even see past the awful "history is made up so i can disregard the parts i don't like" attitude here. The likelihood that historians are withholding findings that state that 100% of all pre Christian cultures were totally out for the good of the people and not money or status when it came to religious roles is very, very slim.
Honestly it's totally a tangent but the proper response shouldn't be to continue to claim you have sources that you totally won't show us.
Originally posted by JamesByrne
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The funny thing is that i totally agree with your original point but I now can't even see past the awful "history is made up so i can disregard the parts i don't like" attitude here. The likelihood that historians are withholding findings that state that 100% of all pre Christian cultures were totally out for the good of the people and not money or status when it came to religious roles is very, very slim.
Honestly it's totally a tangent but the proper response shouldn't be to continue to claim you have sources that you totally won't show us.
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