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Re:Was Atlantis a Minoan Civilization on Santorini Island? by The_Colonel on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:33AM (#38162357)
There's no way to figure out which lost event/place is symbolical and which is real other than looking for the real thing long enough.

I dislike this quote since it basically discourages further research.

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Re:Was Atlantis a Minoan Civilization on Santorini Island? by seiferteric on Monday November 06, 2023 @11:50AM (#38165017)
I basically just says, if you think this might be real, you are dumb, for no reason, which is itself dumb.
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Re:Was Atlantis a Minoan Civilization on Santorini Island? by astrange on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:26PM (#38166576)
In Atlantis's case, Plato's story is based on quoting someone who lived 150 years before him, also includes Poseidon as a historical figure, and Aristotle called it symbolical in his own writing[0].

[0] not sure where, have only seen other people mention this

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