I think Lemmy has a problem with history in general, since most people on here have degrees/training in STEM. I see a lot of inaccurate “pop history” shared on here, and a lack of understanding of historiography/how historians analyze primary sources.
The rejection of Jesus’s historicity seems to be accepting C S Lewis’s argument - that if he existed, he was a “lunatic, liar, or lord,” instead of realizing that there was nothing unusual about a messianic Jewish troublemaker in Judea during the early Roman Empire.
Also, I threw in a stealth edit that you may have missed, I may have finished adding it after you read it.
But uh yeah, the whole point, imo, should be to discuss and share knowledge, in a reasoned manner, not just gloat over knowing something someone else may not.
Also!
I am not an actual expert, I just read a few of em and watch their YT channels and what not, as a hobby.
I am just as fallible as anyone else, and may have gotten some details wrong... normally, I try to actually provide citations lol, but this has been more off the cuff so far.