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How much of history is true?
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:43 pm
How much of what we’ve been taught about history (events, inventions, wars, life stories, etc.) is actually true? For example, the victors of battles/wars are the ones who get to write their version of events of what happened, but how much of it is true? We have writings that have been passed down through the centuries from all over the world, but how much of it can you trust actually happened the way the writer said it did?
What instances of history do you know of that has been debated as true or false?
What instances of history do you know of that has been debated as true or false?
This post was edited on 1/31/21 at 1:44 pm
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Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88
You’re probably right. Just like Daniel Larusso’s version of history is different than Johnny Lawrence’s.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:45 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I know for a fact they Biden got the most votes ever and has less than a 50% approval rating 
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:45 pm to SaintlyTiger88
3.5%
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:45 pm to SaintlyTiger88
350%
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:47 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I know epstein didn't kill himself
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:47 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Most.
Maybe
A little
Some
Maybe
A little
Some
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:50 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I think that it’s impossible to ever really know. Collecting multiple sources and reporting what most of them agree on would seem to be the best technique, but the further you go back, along with lack of sources regarding particular events, makes it really difficult.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 1:51 pm to SaintlyTiger88
History, by definition, is true. It’s the re-telling of history which is suspect.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 11:31 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Zero percent of history is true.
History is the interpretation of a past event. By its nature, it cannot be true.
It can be accurate, or reliable, but never true.
History is the interpretation of a past event. By its nature, it cannot be true.
It can be accurate, or reliable, but never true.
Posted on 1/31/21 at 11:53 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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This post was edited on 1/31/21 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 1/31/21 at 11:55 pm to SaintlyTiger88
The south actually won the war but we agreed to rejoin the union if they let us be better at football than them.
Posted on 2/1/21 at 12:01 am to SaintlyTiger88
quote:
How much of history is true?
It doesn't matter if it's true or false, according to Biden voters.
Posted on 2/1/21 at 12:24 am to SaintlyTiger88
1850 and on is wash. We are probably in the year 2220
Posted on 2/1/21 at 1:48 am to SaintlyTiger88
All I know for sure is Billy the kid was not left handed.
Posted on 2/1/21 at 1:57 am to SaintlyTiger88
History is written by winners
Posted on 2/1/21 at 2:03 am to SaintlyTiger88
A historical amount
Posted on 2/1/21 at 2:32 am to SpqrTiger
quote:
Zero percent of history is true.
History is the interpretation of a past event. By its nature, it cannot be true.
It can be accurate, or reliable, but never true.
do you work in today's media?
example- this is fact: man goes to local grocery store today wearing trump hat and buys groceries for his family of 6 (that was me)
this is true, and factual.
now if cnn reported on it - "angry trump supporter visits grocery store trying to solicit help for a rebellion. he bought fruit and 5 gallons of milk- obviously hoarding supplies!" (or, we drink 5 gallons of milk a week at my hkuse)
one is factual, one is akin to the 1619 project
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 2:34 am
Posted on 2/1/21 at 5:13 am to SaintlyTiger88
I would say most of history is true to this point, but we are trying to change it to fit a political narrative in the last 20 years or so. The updated are making their way into children's text books now, so actual history won't be known 75 years from now.
Posted on 2/1/21 at 6:01 am to SaintlyTiger88
Depends on who you ask. To some, only the parts about how white people are terrible. To those who aren't retards, the parts about how white people are pretty great.
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