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sihtotnidaertnod t1_j1k860j wrote

Reply to comment by Zanderax in From sexual union to the divine – the teachings of Ibn al-‘Arabi by ADefiniteDescription

Bold of you to assume that a bygone age is problematic for being different than current sensibilities

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Zanderax t1_j1k8za3 wrote

Its not an assumption, historical evidence indicates that progressive positions such as gender equality and queer acceptance were much less in the past than the present. Queer people and women in history faced oppression and progress on their acceptance is quite recent.

Obviously this depends on the time and place in history you are talking about but generally acceptance of women and queer people was much lower

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sihtotnidaertnod t1_j1k9jvo wrote

My comment was on how silly it is to judge previous eras by current sensibilities. It’s like scoffing at the first lightbulb.

But, accordingly, current norms and ideas are equally pants-on-head-dumb, too, by the standards of future generations.

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