Both posts were later reposted to Reddit. On January 5th, 2017, Tumblr user nonlinear-nonsubjective replied to a thread which argued that a coconut can be considered a mammal and gained over 491,000 likes and reblogs. On October 1st, 2016, Tumblr user librarianarchy made a post mentioning Diogenes' famous "Behold the Man" argument which gained over 205,000 likes and reblogs in two and a half years. On Tumblr, several popular viral posts referencing the philosopher have been made starting in 2016. Those included Dioneges' counterargument against Plato's definition of a man as "featherless biped" and his dismissive attitude towards Alexander the Great during their brief encounter. The trend continued in the following years, with several popular anecdotes about the philosopher often being referenced in greentexts on /his/, /v/, and other 4chan boards. More threads in which Diogenes was described as a shitposter, an /ourguy/ and a chad (and his opponent Plato as a virgin) would appear on /his/ and other 4chan boards later. In another thread, launched on November 7th, Diogenes was named "the original shitposter". A post in another thread launched on the same day called for Diogenes picture being sticked on the board. On the same day, an anonymous 4chan user launched a thread dedicated to Greek philosophers, with the founders of Cynic philosophy Diogenes being described as "based" in the comments. Opportunities to travel to biblical sites.On October 31st, 2015, History & Humanities discussion board /his/ was launched on 4chan. And when that monarch addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, ‘Yes,’ said Diogenes, “ stand a little out of my sun.” It is said that Alexander was so struck by this, and admired so much the haughtiness and grandeur of the man who had nothing but scorn for him, that he said to his followers, who were laughing and jesting about the philosopher as they went away, “But verily, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.” (Plutarch’s Lives, Alexander, 14:1-3).īiblical Resource Site by Ferrell Jenkins Diogenes raised himself up a little when he saw so many persons coming towards him, and fixed his eyes upon Alexander. But since that philosopher took not the slightest notice of Alexander, and continued to enjoy his leisure in the suburb Craneion, Alexander went in person to see him and he found him lying in the sun. Thereupon many statesmen and philosophers came to him with their congratulations, and he expected that Diogenes of Sinope also, who was tarrying in Corinth, would do likewise. And now a general assembly of the Greeks was held at the Isthmus, where a vote was passed to make an expedition against Persia with Alexander, and he was proclaimed their leader. Plutarch relates the story of what happened when Alexander sought out Diogenes at Corinth: Diogenes’s famous statement to Alexander the Great. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.Īt the base of this statue is a plaque relating another legend about Diogenes and Alexander the Great. Statue of Diogenes in Sinope holding a lantern. He was notorious for carrying a lamp during the daytime in Athens, claiming to be looking for an honest man. 412 BC – 323 BC), was a famous resident of Sinope. Today in Turkey.ĭiogenes, the Cynic philosopher ( ca. In biblical times in the Roman province of Pontus. Map showing Sinope on the coast of the Black Sea. Sinope was a major port city of Pontus located on the Black Sea. The coast of Pontus was colonized by the Greeks ca. The Apostle Peter wrote the letter of 1 Peter to Christians in Pontus (and other Roman provinces): “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” ( 1 Pet. Paul’s dear friend and fellow-tentmaker Aquila, was from Pontus: “And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome” ( Acts 18:2). There were residents of Pontus (among many other) present for the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the day on which the Gospel message of salvation through the resurrected Christ was preached for the first time: “Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia” ( Acts 2:9). The Roman province of Pontus is mentioned three times in the New Testament in the following passages:
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