Throughout history, there have been numerous examples of a phenomenon known as "simultaneous invention," when the same discovery or innovation is made by two separate people at just about the same time. Quartz notes how in the 1770s, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley both discovered oxygen, while in 1869, Louis Ducos du Hauron and...
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The Jesus Christ Theory That Would Change Everything
Throughout history, there have been numerous examples of a phenomenon known as "simultaneous invention," when the same discovery or innovation is made by two separate people at just about the same time. Quartz notes how in the 1770s, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley both discovered oxygen, while in 1869, Louis Ducos du Hauron and Charles Cros shared the "earliest workable methods of color photography" on exactly the same day. Such coincidences are certainly uncanny, but nothing quite...
One of the most iconic paintings of the High Renaissance period is Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper." The painting is renowned for its painter's mastery of perspective, the subtleties of human emotion depicted in the faces of the subjects, and possibly hidden meanings and secret codes. Beyond the painting, the Last Supper itself - that is, the meal...
"All beings are in Me, but I am not in them...I am the father of this universe...the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend...Those who worship Me will live with Me." To the world's 1 billion-plus Christians, this quote might sound oddly similar to a number of Jesus' statements from the Bible, outlined and...
Christianity is, in some regards, a religion that is concerned with relics: objects, such as jewels or bits of cloth, or even parts of the human anatomy, that are in some way connected to an important person or event in the religion's history are revered. Many Christian sites across the world have such relics, and indeed, in some cases, they're tourist attractions...
"Good samaritan." "Prodigal son." "Good shepherd." Even the word "talent" — all of these are words and phrases you'd never have encountered without the parables of Jesus. Whether or not you're a fan of Christianity, it's clear that the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth have impacted the world in literally countless ways, right down to the words we use...
