And I mean it.Much of what we call “history” has been recorded by only a handful of individuals, far too few to be considered truly reliable.In that sense, history differs little from the Bible or the Vedas: it is a collection of human interpretations, not absolute truths.> Picrel illustrates this perfectly : If these two men from Papua and Africa had been ancient historians, their personal experiences and perceptions would now be regarded as “history.”
>>18104813Well hold on now. There’s also the field of archaeology to consider here. Physical evidence can be used to corroborate (or discredit) a great quantity of otherwise flimsy statements.
