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Originally Posted by ribbons (Post 2211192)

Jesus’s message was warped by the disciples and early Church because they rejected Mary Magdalene and the sacred feminine.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2211203)

Jesus invented warp speed??? :yikes:

Yes, when he (very quickly) ascended to Heaven. :p: Probably to escape Mary Mags, who was fawning over him a bit too much.

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Originally Posted by Plankton (Post 2211208)

I heard he had an abscess in his stomach and every time he farted it sounded like someone saying "Honda", thus the phrase: "Abscess makes the fart go Honda".

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I'll see myself out.

:laughing::laughing:

Objection! Compound joke! ;)

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Originally Posted by ribbons (Post 2211205)

:laughing:

Jesus drove a Honda, but he didn't talk about it, "For I did not speak of my own Accord." - John 12:49

You're getting better! :clap:
John wrote that just before knocking off for lunch?

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Originally Posted by Plankton (Post 2211208)

I heard he had an abscess in his stomach and every time he farted it sounded like someone saying "Honda", thus the phrase: "Abscess makes the fart go Honda".

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I'll see myself out.

But there's still only one master.

And Plankton.
:shycouch:

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Originally Posted by ribbons (Post 2211209)

Yes, when he (very quickly) ascended to Heaven. :p: Probably to escape Mary Mags, who was fawning over him a bit too much.

Let he who is without sin fit the first dilithium crystal...

*claps*

Well done folks, well done. I don't think I've ever seen Star Trek referenced in a religious joke.

:laughing:
It's all good, I knew you mixed those up it was just really funny so I went with it! :D:p:

[QUOTE=Lisnaholic;2211091]:laughing: OOPS! Getting old means making dumb mistakes more often than you would like! I must have confused your join date with your posting date. Sorry about any confusion I've caused in your thread, gandhara. :(

Pretty long phase if I'm 39 and have pretty much the same beliefs since I was 15.. :rolleyes:

In other words, I'm dead serious lol

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Originally Posted by Guybrush (Post 2211131)

Same here. As a kid, I was borrowing books about the greek myths, gods and heroes, and of course as a Norwegian you're easily exposed to stories about the norse gods, Odin, Thor and Loki in particular.

However, just because you read a story about Orpheus bargaining with Hades for the life of Eurydike doesn't mean you have to believe it actually happened or that Hades is real.

There is actually a big difference. A big predictor for what religion you belong to is simply your location. If you are from Saudi Arabia, chances are you're a Muslim. If you're from the US, particularly some areas more than others, chances are you're a Christian. Obviously culture / environment and indoctrination plays a huge role. You can blame other people.

In this case, you may not have other people to force these falsehoods on you. Instead, have to fool yourself. This is especially true if you get into the sometimes witchcraft beliefs of paganism which require dedicated efforts of self-delusion.

When I read your post, I don't get the feeling you actually believe. I get the impression you kinda think its cool and you have a pagan phase. But why would you wanna live with all that cognitive dissonance?

If you've broken off from a major religion, good on you. Instead of then stumbling into a minor one, why not getting into skepticism and critical thinking? It's infinitely more powerful and will help you out more than religious beliefs will.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2211228)

You're getting better! :clap:

No, Reddit is. :o: :laughing:

NEVER give away your sources! Page one, ribbons! Page one! :laughing:

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I must not lie and make Him cry.

https://pics.me.me/02-lies-make-baby...y-40448141.png

I don't think most Pagans believe literally in the mythologies of their favored paths or cultures..They're treated as legends and stories about their gods. "Traditional" Polytheists definitely believe the gods themselves are real beings, just not the stories, at least not literally....though there may be some parts that we take more literally, it varies from Pagan to Pagan. Other Pagans actually don't believe they are real beings but more like archetypes. Wiccans for instance generally believe in Two High Deities (apart from all the various lesser spirits), a God and a Goddess, and will lump all gods and goddesses as incarnations of their highest two.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 2211155)

I get totally what you're talking about Guybrush. I always loved mythology - my favourite being Norse - but I never once considered the gods to be real. Same with Christianity: I love a lot of the stories from the Bible and so on, and historically it's been more or less proven that a man called Jesus did live in Nazareth at that time, but as for being the Son of God? Well, if he could perform all those miracles, why didn't he go into show business, answer me that!

So for me, I can appreciate the mythology, the stories and the figures in any "religion", but that's all they are. I can see how others might take them as literal, and if they do that's their prerogative, but not me.