Did The Ancients Believe In The Gods of Myth? TIM WHITMARSH on the Philosophy Behind Greek Religion
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Very excited to have had the chance to bring Tim Whitmarsh, author of "Battling The Gods, Atheism In The Ancient World" onto the channel today! Tim and I dove into all things ancient religion for this chat, including how he was introduced to the topic of atheism, the pre Socratics, and Rome's notorious emperors. I'd like to give a huge thank you to Tim for taking the time to sit and chat to me about this incredibly complex topic!!!
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Thank god someone asked these questions finally to an expert and we got some straight easy to understand answers. Good job setting this up, love Tim! And you 👏🏼
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Erica, I just wanted you to know I was riveted by the interview you created with Tim Whitmarsh, and I finished his "Battling the Gods" today -- leaving you a grateful comment on your previous video featuring Tim Whitmarsh's book. It was a great reading experience and it's a great, memorable book. Thanks again for turning me in his direction!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the book and this interview! 🥹
Excellent video and a most interesting topic - thank you both!! 🙏🏻
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Bought this book when you first posted about it and it’s been fantastic so far! Incredible interview! Thanks to both of you for sitting down and digging into the book and topic more.
Ah I’m so glad! Thank you for watching ☺️
Fascinating video. Thank you
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Great Stuff!! - Way more interesting than I thought it would be.
Hahaha I’m glad! Thank you for watching :)
this is amazing, i loved the book too!!!
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Thank you both very interesting presentation. Something random though, for the self-proclaimed intuitively atheist professor Tim, Timothy, Τιμόθεος... I am sure I don't need to translate it or point out the irony.
I do love the book I didn't know about it before it was suggested by you. I hope you host Edith hall too since her books are all great.
So glad you loved this book!! 😍
The word 'atheist' in English also developed in meaning, and to begin with did not necessarily have the modern sense of denying that any gods exist.
In the 17th Century, in 'Paradise Lost', Milton describes the rebel angel Satan, who is expelled from Heaven after leading a rebellion against God, as an 'atheist'. Satan certainly does not deny that God exists, but treats Him as an enemy and refuses to worship Him. Thus 'atheist' means rejecting God rather than denying His existence. That is close to the original meaning of the Greek 'atheos' according to this video.