Comments by "Eric Astier" (@ericastier1646) on "Is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife a Forgery?" video.

You'd have to be a fool to assume anybody could speak on this subject and remain objective. Of course his own take is influencing his discourse. It's clear he is not Christian, possibly Jewish but not religious. And i think he should share where he stands to be more honest about where he might be influenced.
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@hosatk You are in self contradiction and confirming that only fools will believe this subject can be presented objectively without bias influence from the author. There is a reason why financial writers in the press are obligated by law to divulge ownership of underlying stock(s). There is nothing objective in this channel from the moment he presents his subject of the day, omits important cults like the Aramaic, partakes in the ever more daring but subtle anti-christian push diatribe, it is subjective. You do not see him doing the same with old testament figures heads which could be an indication of his background. It is not entirely honest for him not to divulge where he stands so that viewers can preemptively be on their guards when he intentionally or unintentionally slips into bias at least they'll know what to look for. It is easier to manipulate people by hiding your beliefs. There is nothing new here, this is the moto of the famous 17th century Descarte "Concealed, I progressed." Even though that might not be his intent, it is the right method to do it. The bias is often not what is said but what is left out and what is given too much focus. You can take a painting representing a sunny flowery landscape and selectively mask parts and leave only dark green areas visible, you will not have lied (modified) the painting but viewers who only see these parts can be swayed into believing it is a dark humid forest swamp painting especially if you add a slight suggestive narration in that direction. These are methods well in use intentionally in the mainstream media dissecting and shaping the news in a very specific liberal neo con way and pretending themselves to be an oracle of truth and universality when they are not even demographic representation of the general population. There is no such thing as a universal academic neutral point of view. This is how ideologies are formed with political intents and with the right mind manipulations turned into mass murdering genocidal movements like the Bolcheviks. We still have a lot of this approach in the mainstream media and this channel shows influence by that approach.
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