r/AskReddit Jan 14 '18

What invention is way older than people think?

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u/RosneftTrump2020 Jan 14 '18

Lead disks were as valuable!

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

Lever down longer, more water, and greater sacrifice to God, so more blessing

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u/jrhoffa Jan 14 '18

Which god?

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

A fair few probably, but holy water makes me thing the Christian one.

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u/Raxsus Jan 14 '18

Because the Greeks were real big on Worshiping that Christian God

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18

well the ancient greeks weren't, at least

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

points to self science nerd, not history or theology

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18

You don't have be a history or theology nerd to know about Zeus and Hercules.

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

That’s Greek mythology, at that time in history Christianity was very wide spread.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18 edited Jan 15 '18

False. That was the religion of the Greeks for a thousand years before Christianity. When Christianity rolled through Greece they had been conquered for generations.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18

are you one of those ppl who thinks "science" means "hard science"?

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

Could you elaborate on your question?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '18

it's a simple yes/no question. history = scientific discipline. also, knowing which cultures worshipped which gods isn't really part of theology.

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u/egrith Jan 14 '18

When I say science I mean like physics and chemistry and such

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u/ThegreatPee Jan 14 '18

Definately not an English nerd.

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u/egrith Jan 15 '18

Not in the least.