Would Jesus Christ have banned Rochambeau?

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Why is this relevant?

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Is there a way to express my skepticism over the ability of a Galilean carpenter-turned-itinerant-preacher from two millennia ago to comprehend, much less moderate, an Internet forum devoted to political cartography without sounding like a smug asshole?

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According to tradition (the only source for so much ) Plato was originally a budding poet before he met Socrates, and upon meeting Socrates immediately went home, torched his poetry, and vowed to only write philosophy from then on.

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Muhammad was the illiterate son of a slightly-down-on-their-luck clan of the wealthiest tribe in Arabia.  His social position was bad in terms of the rest of the Quraysh Tribe, but the Quraysh were the top tribe.  And, as afleitch mentioned, he married an incredibly wealthy widow.  (Muhammad claimed that the Angel Gabriel taught him how to read and write eventually, so if you buy that he wasn't illiterate his whole life)