No, they WERE a scourge. Today they are important artificats in human history versus instruments of dogma, their intrinsic value has changed.The only silver lining here is maybe this will stop people from using these "magic" trinkets to justify religious belief. Like imagine how much human progress has been slowed with nonsense like the Shroud of Turin wasting everyone's time.
The cathedral itself holds architectural and historical value, but these "treasures" are a scourge.
This is one of those cases where that person or group of people are gonna need to leave the country's and change their names.
just what I neededThis feels like a good reminder that everything burns in the end.
There may not be a single responsible individual. The fault can be in the equopment in the area of restoration, some machine/cable sparking out and starting flame even when nobody was arround.+1
This is gonna haunt that person for years, if not their entire life.
I mean, you'd think the staff would have carried as much valuables as they could before leaving the building, but then again in the heat of the moment maybe not. Maybe some stuff will end up on the black market...
France24 footage shows firefighters are standing on parts of the roof.
The only silver lining here is maybe this will stop people from using these "magic" trinkets to justify religious belief. Like imagine how much human progress has been slowed with nonsense like the Shroud of Turin wasting everyone's time.
The cathedral itself holds architectural and historical value, but these "treasures" are a scourge.
Indeed. It's not even the first time it burns. As a matter of fact like many cathedrals, it's not that well designed, and required several "patches" to avoid crumbling.
Sad for tourism, but well we'll just rebuild it.
No, that's a different cathedral in Cologne.Anor londo was based on this no?? This is a tragedy, hope no one was hurt
The only silver lining here is maybe this will stop people from using these "magic" trinkets to justify religious belief. Like imagine how much human progress has been slowed with nonsense like the Shroud of Turin wasting everyone's time.
The cathedral itself holds architectural and historical value, but these "treasures" are a scourge.
Now I regret that I have never been to Paris although it's not that far away from Cologne. :-(Damn man. I'm happy I still saw it in person before any serious accidents. It was breathtaking
No that is the Kölner Dom, but both are gothic architecture and it's based on the architecture overall, both the Kölner Dom in Germany is our most visited landmark and Notre-Dame de Paris the most visited landmark in France.Anor londo was based on this no?? This is a tragedy, hope no one was hurt
Personally it made me think of Lords of Chaos (which is a mediocre movie at best)
fire developed on the structure around the cathedral for the restauration process..i suppose there's no anti fire system thereHow could a fire escalate like this? There must be anti-fire systems in place I'd assume.
For real. This forum has an obsession with injecting this dude into everything. He's old news.That's been posted a million times already. No one gives a shit what Trump thinks.
Melisandre tried with a kid now she is doing cool buildings, anything to stop the white walkers I guess
Not being nihilistic. I'm glad no one was hurt, but when it comes to buildings, nothing stands forever. ISIS destroyed thousands of Notre Dames in just the last decade throughout the middle east. I think it's best if people had perspective on things like this. It's all going to burn someday, so if you were meaning to go somewhere one day or see something, have that in mind.Not the time or place. Go take your nihilist bullshit out of here.
This feels like a good reminder that everything burns in the end.
It's an edgy r/atheism take.
You can be an atheist while admiring the history and artistic effort put into it.The only silver lining here is maybe this will stop people from using these "magic" trinkets to justify religious belief. Like imagine how much human progress has been slowed with nonsense like the Shroud of Turin wasting everyone's time.
The cathedral itself holds architectural and historical value, but these "treasures" are a scourge.
Melisandre tried with a kid now she is doing cool buildings, anything to stop the white walkers I guess
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Melisandre tried with a kid now she is doing cool buildings, anything to stop the white walkers I guess
Melisandre tried with a kid now she is doing cool buildings, anything to stop the white walkers I guess
Surely now that they are destroyed in hell fire, people will give up on religionThe only silver lining here is maybe this will stop people from using these "magic" trinkets to justify religious belief. Like imagine how much human progress has been slowed with nonsense like the Shroud of Turin wasting everyone's time.
The cathedral itself holds architectural and historical value, but these "treasures" are a scourge.
Get the fuck outta here with that attitude.This feels like a good reminder that everything burns in the end.