Originally Posted by ribbons

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

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Jesus invented warp speed???

Originally Posted by Plankton

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.

Originally Posted by ribbons

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

Originally Posted by Plankton

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.

Originally Posted by ribbons

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

Originally Posted by Guybrush

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.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

You're getting better!

Originally Posted by Trollheart

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.