• roofuskit@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Yes, because historians were like “yeah there was a guy named that, so this religious book must be right about him existing.”

    Don’t be daft.

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      7 days ago

      Right, that’s kind of what I’m saying, the book mentions a person with a name and location (ish). Then finding a guy there when the name is fairly common does not equate all things said about him to be true. Far from it it seems. Especially if the book has fantastical claims outside the realm of reality about said person and is inconsistent on his story.

      At best you get a King Arthur story, was there a king or ruler in said period for (part of) England? Probably. Did he become king because he pulled out a magical sword from the rock? I would assume not.

      There are even stories that Arthur never died and will return one day…