Interesting. Just read a post about many of the episodes in the Old Testament being lifted from earlier Egyptian versions. Sorry, I don't remember who wrote it but it was on Substack. Don't think it was one of these. The writing style was very different.
This was very interesting, as I always wondered about a few of these things. Also, I don't know if I said anything last time, but I was completely unaware of the Sargon piece..
Archeology and geology do alot for christian deconstruction. That is one reason why the Catholic church makes a habit of retaining all the holy relics it can and keeping them hidden so they cant be "disproven". The Turin Shroud has been discredited numerous times.
Lovely! This must have been heavy lifting. What you have shown is that literature is a deeply human and ancient practice of borrowing and enhancing older literature. And that using it for the purpose of establishing religious beliefs and practices is an abuse of the human nervous system, especially of children. On the other hand, without our literary heritage, what exactly can we teach our children? So every culture, not just Judaism and Christianity, will spin a delicate web of literary lies in which the culture can rejoice. Can we grudge them --us-- this gift of the past?
We don’t need a book of bullshit that only takes away freedom of thought and being able to be your true self as humans. We have free thought and the ability to choose what we need in life. Most of humans want the same things, such as love, respect and the freedom to love who we want. If you treat a person with kindness and respect that energy stays with your soul and will come back to you at some point. We all know in our hearts what is good or bad, what is right or wrong. Why Do people need a book to tell them how to behave towards one another?. Native Americans are spiritual people that respect our earth and the people on it. They don’t need religion they practice faith and hope. They respect others cultures. There are evil souls/spirits that live among us that we have to try to avoid. Religion is the cause of wars and division in this world. MAGA is a prime example of extremism that reflects what a religious cult is. Most religions are cults.
Deuteronomistic 💙 -
In love with the word (not the concept)
Factual information, I never understood why people need a mythical deity as guidance to be a decent loving person.
Interesting. Just read a post about many of the episodes in the Old Testament being lifted from earlier Egyptian versions. Sorry, I don't remember who wrote it but it was on Substack. Don't think it was one of these. The writing style was very different.
This was very interesting, as I always wondered about a few of these things. Also, I don't know if I said anything last time, but I was completely unaware of the Sargon piece..
Archeology and geology do alot for christian deconstruction. That is one reason why the Catholic church makes a habit of retaining all the holy relics it can and keeping them hidden so they cant be "disproven". The Turin Shroud has been discredited numerous times.
Lovely! This must have been heavy lifting. What you have shown is that literature is a deeply human and ancient practice of borrowing and enhancing older literature. And that using it for the purpose of establishing religious beliefs and practices is an abuse of the human nervous system, especially of children. On the other hand, without our literary heritage, what exactly can we teach our children? So every culture, not just Judaism and Christianity, will spin a delicate web of literary lies in which the culture can rejoice. Can we grudge them --us-- this gift of the past?
We don’t need a book of bullshit that only takes away freedom of thought and being able to be your true self as humans. We have free thought and the ability to choose what we need in life. Most of humans want the same things, such as love, respect and the freedom to love who we want. If you treat a person with kindness and respect that energy stays with your soul and will come back to you at some point. We all know in our hearts what is good or bad, what is right or wrong. Why Do people need a book to tell them how to behave towards one another?. Native Americans are spiritual people that respect our earth and the people on it. They don’t need religion they practice faith and hope. They respect others cultures. There are evil souls/spirits that live among us that we have to try to avoid. Religion is the cause of wars and division in this world. MAGA is a prime example of extremism that reflects what a religious cult is. Most religions are cults.
Toni, based on your comment that means you probably have a fairly good assumption how we Druids work. Healing , faith, and hope. Not dogmatic control.
“abuse of the human nervous system” says it beautifully! Lol
Exactly.