And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, June 2, 2025
The “lion gate” at the ancient city of Hattusa, in modern Turkey. Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite empire, which ruled over greater Syria and modern day Turkey between 1700-1200 BC.
Part of the reason I don't automatically believe the "experts" in ANYTHING is because they often spout off without proof: the Hittite empire's existence being one of them. "Oh no there's no evidence for the Hittites mentioned in the bible". Now there's irrefutable proof they existed and the bible is correct....as always.
The late great novelist Walker Percy (from Greenville, MS - UNC summa cum laude & Columbia Med School) asked a great question..."What ever happened to the Hittites?"
His novels are very recommended reading. You have to read them in chronological order to understand, as that's why/how they were written. His last "The Thanatos Syndrome" dealt with the USG drugging public water in Baton Rouge to create a docile society.
Part of the reason I don't automatically believe the "experts" in ANYTHING is because they often spout off without proof: the Hittite empire's existence being one of them.
ReplyDelete"Oh no there's no evidence for the Hittites mentioned in the bible". Now there's irrefutable proof they existed and the bible is correct....as always.
Amen. If you want something interesting, check out the "Patterns of Evidence" documentaries. The Exodus one is amazing.
DeletePlease tell me this is a joke!
Deletei would be happier not getting the joke than believing that somebody can be this closeminded.
Tell me again on what part of the bible can one find dinosaurs? What about bacteria? Any mention of computers?
Are we supposed to assume that since any of those things are not in the bible they don't in fact exist?
The late great novelist Walker Percy (from Greenville, MS - UNC summa cum laude & Columbia Med School) asked a great question..."What ever happened to the Hittites?"
ReplyDeleteHis novels are very recommended reading. You have to read them in chronological order to understand, as that's why/how they were written. His last "The Thanatos Syndrome" dealt with the USG drugging public water in Baton Rouge to create a docile society.
interesting book paralleling Percy, Day, Merton, and O'connor as to their spiritual lives, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage"
DeleteAncient shorthand for : "Pets Welcome"
ReplyDeleteOr "Trespassers Will Be Eaten"
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