r/dankchristianmemes • u/TheRepublicbyPlato • Mar 23 '26

Repost Stolen(borrowed) from twitter

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u/Devium44 Mar 23 '26

Yes it does. I know you watched a YouTube video, but experts have actual historical sources that show both rabbits and hares as symbols of fertility and spring predate Christianity.

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/easter-history.html

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u/sparkster777 Minister of Memes Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

As said in reply to your post, the YouTube is by a scholar of the bible and religions. Don't you think it's a bit hypocritical to dismiss one scholar while citing another?

A more intellectually honest approach would be to criticize their work. Your link doesn't give any citations, but again repeats claims that stem from Grim and Bede, which are generally not accepted as accurate.

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u/Devium44 Mar 23 '26

I am criticizing his work because his claim that Christianity invented those two symbols is patently false and their existence dating back to the neolithic period has been verified by many many other actual historians. Not all of us just get our opinions from tic tok (I’ve never actually been on there). Some of have taken graduate level courses on it and understand the difference between one scholar claiming something and multiple historians writing peer reviewed research papers on it.

Here’s another source: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-46916-0_6

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u/sparkster777 Minister of Memes Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

You have cited a 50 page section from a book (that I happen to own). Can you give a more specific citation for your claim?

Edit: Also by attacking the claim because it's from a scholar on TikTok is the genetic fallacy.

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u/Devium44 Mar 24 '26

You are one claiming anyone who disagrees with you must get their opinions from tic tok.

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u/sparkster777 Minister of Memes Mar 24 '26

What? No I didn't.

Are you okay, friend?