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How sure are we that Socrates even existed? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Everyone knows he was just a shadow on the wall!

~What's that?~

~oh...~

[–] pathos@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

How do you think? What about others, like the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, Qin Shi Huang, Alexander, etc.?

[–] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

How are we sure that Plato even existed? 🤔