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The biggest churches in the world: Anglo-Norman eleventh-century cathedrals

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Belief in being created requires belief in some being (your creator, or their creator, etc...), _not_ being created - the prime mover. Unless you believe in an infinite regress of creators I guess.

Infinite regress of creators sounds the most compelling to me. Wouldn't God also wonder why he exists?

Infinite regression of creators: Mormonism

Re: The biggest churches in the world: Anglo-Norman eleventh-century cathedrals

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Unpopular opinion: these cathedrals represent a horrifying waste of human capital, time, and talent. The cathedrals consumed a significant level of GDP during the times they were built. Imagine if those funds had been put into science instead - we may have seen the Renaissance in the 1300's. Every human life would have been qualitatively better.

Re: The biggest churches in the world: Anglo-Norman eleventh-century cathedrals

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Cathedrals are fascinating storehouses of religious and general historical knowledge. If you're ever in the vicinity of a British cathedral, taking a decent guided tour is well worth the time, as the building will likely have gone through around a thousand years of slow (or dramatic) change, intimately linked to the history of the local area. In Hereford, for instance, the font has a lockable cover to stop locals ste…

There's a good time team on Salisbury Cathedral that's worth a watch, sadly the quality of the uploaded version is only 360p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so8WBdhsUnw

Salisbury is magnificent (though Gothic/13th c. - it replaced the Norman cathedral at Old Sarum.) Not to mention the town and Stonehenge as well!

Re: The biggest churches in the world: Anglo-Norman eleventh-century cathedrals

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I grew up in this village[1] and went to this church when I was young. The church is though to date to early 12th century but there have always been a church there since Anglo Saxon times. I'm no longer a believer but I absolutely love history. [1] https://rogatevillage.net/church-history/

I used to live near a church that quartered troops during the English civil war, it dated back to the 1100s. The new village I’ve moved to has a practically new church, only the 1600s. My own house however is more impressive - I have the original deeds going back to 1831, which is quite humbling looking through them.

The pub in the village has been around since the 15th century. You can see original parts of the old building inside. There's a legend that smugglers used the pub for their clandestine activities and also there was a famous murder of a customs officer too.
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