Hello, everyone.

There are several evidential arguments put forward about the historicity of the Resurrection. Speaking very generally, what level of expertise would somebody need to critically evaluate these arguments?

Would a bachelor's degree dealing with Biblical history, early Christianity, or a similar field be enough to weigh the arguments made by apologists and counterapologists for oneself?

Doctoral level work? Something in between?

(For purposes of this thread, ignore the philosophical/theological issues that would also be involved.)

Thanks!

Quote: "The Qing governor-general in Canton, just a hundred miles up the Pearl River from Hong-Kong, led an especially regional effort the crush the [Taiping] sympathizers. ... His agents cast a dragnet across the province in 1854 that ensnared an estimated 75000 accused Taiping supporters. And for those who weren't immediately captured, the government set up suicide stations: pavilions with tools for killing oneself (daggers, ropes), emblazoned with placards calling for supporters of the insurrection to choose a quick self-imposed death over the eventual capture and dismemberment that would bring greater shame to their families."

It cites two European sources, written in 1858 and 1860 respectively. Are they reliable, or simply spewing bullshit to demonize the Qing?

Edit. Sources cited: 12 Years in China by John Scarth, Being "The Times" Special Correspondent from China in the years 1857-8 by George W. Cooke.

I know that at some point there were native lions in Italy and North Africa, but they got extinct by the romans, still they are represented in a lot of european flags, how and why the image of lions became popular in the middle age?

I have recently been watching several WW2 movies from the 60s and 70s such as 1965's Battle of the Bulge and 1970's Patton. One thing that really stood out to me was the use of tanks such as M47 Pattons and M24 Chaffees to represent the tanks of the time. I understand the difficulty in getting German tanks, but the M4 Sherman was one of the most mass produced tanks on the world with over 50,000 produced from 1941-1945. Is there any specific reason movie producers either chose not to use or could not use Shermans?

So, from my understanding, a lot of the basis of biker culture is brotherhood. How did the outlaw clubs come from this?

As a related question, does anyone have a book recommendation for outlaw biker clubs/biker culture in general? Thanks!

Edit: One thing I want to say is that I'm not implying that all bikers are now outlaws. I was just wondering specifically how normal post-ww2 biker clubs progressed into the outlaw clubs we know of today.

A week ago, Tsai Ing-wen became Taiwan's first female president. Inevitably, people are going to judge her because of her gender. But Wu Zetian became the Emperor of China over 1300 years ago, back when women weren't very respected. Even if a woman becomes the President of the United States next year, people are still going to judge her for her gender. So with Wu Zetian, did people think she could do the job as well as a man could? Were there any people who thought a mistake had been made with appointing her to the position?

What muskets would the French and Spanish have also used before 1722?

The song "Wonderwall" by Oasis, released on the album "What's the story Morning glory?" In 1995, is commonly used as a trope for "that guy who brings a guitar to the party." Did this trope exist prior to Wonderwall? If so, what was the stereotypical song? How far back are there such songs in North American culture?

Did anyone explain to them the magnitude of devastation they carried, or were they just told it was a large bomb. They had to have some idea since they only had the one. I can imagine they had a hard time understanding what it was capable of until watching it a aftermath, since nothing had ever come close before. Is there any record of their permission briefing? I would think the pilots may have known more then the crew. I guess need to know could have come into play. Can't imagine what it would be like to try to wrap your head around a completely new weapon like that.

Hi everyone, I've heard my grandfather and other older people talked about how the Japanese occupied Vietnam during WW2 and forced them to grow resources for the war effort instead of rice and resulted in about 2 million deaths due to starvation. Obviously these sources are a tad biased, does anyone know exactly what happened and the statistics of it?

1. What is the predicted date (year) that this Legion went missing?

2. Who could have wiped out the Legion? Or who do historians assume attacked them?

3. Was the Hadrian Wall being built upon the disappearance of the Ninth Legion, if so, was it nearly completed or only in its infant stages?

Thank You (I am also aware that the legend around the Ninth Legion is very much a mystery and so that answers may be to an extent, guesswork)

Also, do they cite one another?

Did Japan send resources to help Germany and vice-versa? Were any European allies involved in the Pacific Theatre? It seems like they were entirely separate wars (Second Sino-Japanese War, Pacific War, Third Reich War), and that the Triple Entente existed in name only. I mainly ask because WW2 starts with the annexation of Poland even though the Sino-Japanese War had been going on far before, so it seems like WW2 was just Europe and then they said "oh yeah also America was fighting Japan" because of Eurocentricity

The term 'meme' was born during 21st Century iirc, but was there anything like 'meme' during Medieval times and so on?

Basically, before the Columbian Exchange, what was the typical cuisine in Italy?