Common rationalist take is that people used to really believe their religions (and now it’s fake).
Somehow I can’t not doubt that 1st century people unironically believed the Bethlehem census story. They would be familiar with state logistics of the time!
They must’ve been like yeah we made it up for Messiah lore lmao
Common rationalist take is that people used to really believe their religions (and now it’s fake).
Somehow I can’t not doubt that 1st century people unironically believed the Bethlehem census story. They would be familiar with state logistics of the time!
They must’ve been like yeah we made it up for Messiah lore lmao