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2012 years since the birth of jesus of nazareth

>> No.3020509

Nope, he was probably born closer to 5BC

>> No.3020512

>>3020509
regardless

>> No.3020522

Is it mandatory for being a good writer to be an atheist?

>> No.3020524

>>3020522
No, but it is mandatory to be an atheist to be a good Philosopher

>> No.3020525

>>3020522
yes.

>> No.3020533

>>3020525
No wonder The Bible was crap.

>> No.3020534

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_atheist_authors

a bit surprised to see proust in the list. he seemed like a truly smart dude.

>> No.3020560

>>3020534
Atheists can be smart! Who'da thunk it?

>> No.3020574

>>3020533
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5205104

>> No.3020599

Closer to 2017 I think

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>>3020574
>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5205104
Haha, that's f-
>scroll down
>original reviewer isn't being ironic

>> No.3020634

>>3020601

why would he have been being ironic? everything he said is 100% accurate.

>> No.3020637

>>3020574
How does Judas even have more character development than some of the Old Testament heroes like David, it's ALMOST as if he didn't actually read it.

1979 years since the death of jesus of nazareth

>> No.3020669

>>3020637

This. The best parts are the Books of Samuel.

>> No.3020691

I want r/atheism to leave.

>> No.3020739

>>3020669
>Not Job or Ecclesiastes

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>>3020739
>Ecclesiastes
>not Revelation

>> No.3020759

>>3020669
Samuel, but also parts of Genesis, Exodus and Numbers

>>3020739
They're popular mainly because of our modern obsession with existentialism.

>> No.3020764

>>3020758

fuck off i'm getting tired of depressing nihilistic shit

>> No.3020783

>>3020574
>Authors seem to change between books.

No fucking shit. Does he think Christians think the Bible was written by one person?

>> No.3020786

>>3020783
Besides, multiple books name their authors. Even if he's trying to be ironic, a comment like that is beyond retarded.

>> No.3021216

>>3020764
B-b-but it's beautifully written!

>> No.3021343

Vedas > Bhagavad gita > Bible > Quo'ran in terms of writing quality (overall)

>> No.3021352

>>3021343
>2012
>thinks he's qualified to judge the "writing quality" of texts that spawned civilizations' entire literary canons
>based on some translations he read

can we please stop talking about religion on this board?