(December 11, 2013 at 12:28 pm)max-greece Wrote: Years ago as I recall the theory of Moses was that he was probably based on a real historical figure and that he was a follower of Akhenaten who followed the one true God Aten, rejecting all the other Egyptian Gods. This appears to have fallen out of favour more recently but I haven't kept up with the historical developments.
My mom thinks that Akhenaten trying to get Egypt to go monotheistic is evidence for the Christian god.
I've never heard the Moses addition to that idea before, though. Here's to hoping she never does either.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
