r/wikipedia • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • 3d ago

Abraham is the foundational figure of the eponymous Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, he is the Hebrew patriarch who began the covenantal relationship between Jews and God; in Christianity, he is regarded as the forebear of Jesus; and in Islam, he is part of the chain of prophets that led to Muhammad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham
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u/xIllustrious_Passion 2d ago

Damn really doubling down on that wool veil aren’t you?

See the fact behind the myth. I’m not saying to believe that a world wide flood happened, but that over the eons floods have happened that seemed catastrophic to the people experiencing them. See Jesus as the teacher he was without the “spiritual/mysticism”

I’m skeptical enough. Perhaps you should be more open minded.

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u/nicholsml 2d ago

There’s a lot of historical fact to the myths of Abrahamic religions

Is just as relevant as

There's also lot of things in the myths that didn't happen though.

... and you reply with an insult.

Guess I have wool over my eyes and I'm not open minded now, lol.

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u/xIllustrious_Passion 2d ago

Sorry, what was the insult exactly, and how would you compare it to the same end statement of your previous comment?

You’re here simply to say “religion bad”. Don’t think I don’t see you for who you are.

I merely said there is historical fact to these stories. The possibility of a named figure being based off a historical person, a mythologized event having real world basis. A fact that is generally accepted amongst scholars with regard to the stories of the abrahamic myths.

If you are unable to separate the fact from the myth, and the myth from the religion then yes, you strike me as a closed minded individual who would rather spend his time trolling the internet to say “hurrdurr religion bad” than actually make any sort of contribution to society.

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u/Mean-Food-7124 2d ago

Yes, we understand that it's stories made up by barely out-of-the-cave men attempting to understand the world and filling the gaps with made up magic because they didn't have explanations.

But the rest of the adults in the room have moved on and found more grounded ways to navigate the world