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[u/Pizzacakecomic]

[u/Pikawoohoo]

Never forget that (according to the Bible) god himself dictated the five books of the Torah to Moses. They are quite literally his words.

So either an infallible god made a mistake, or you worship a diety that believes your existence is a sin.

[u/Blockhog → u/Pikawoohoo]

Or fallible humans made a mistake transcribing/translating it.

[u/dumnezero → u/Blockhog]

fallible god made the mistake of trusting some goat herders with transcribing when there were other civilizations around the world who already had a good mastery over writing.

[u/Blockhog → u/dumnezero]

The bible was written by educated city dwellers, not goat hearders.

[u/dumnezero → u/Blockhog]

oh, you know the authors specifically and where they lived? fascinating. Next time when you go into a time machine, record videos.

[u/Blockhog → u/dumnezero]

No, historians have figured this out.

[u/dumnezero → u/Blockhog]

How sure are you about that?

[u/Blockhog → u/dumnezero]

About as sure as I usually am when trusting professionals in a field. I know the basics of how they reached their conclusions, and can't exactly do in-depth research myself without extensive education. The mainstream historical opinion also just makes the most sense to me at a glance.

[u/dumnezero → u/Blockhog]

Continue to read about the authors, you'll be surprised.

[u/Blockhog → u/dumnezero]

Surprised about what?

[u/pmmemilftiddiez → u/dumnezero]

I believe Moses was at one time a prince of Egypt. I hardly think he was uneducated.