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A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
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A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
I've thought of this scenario, and I'm just interested to hear out different thoughts. It sounds a bit strange, but I am genuinely interested so hear me out.

Imagine there was something which could take you back in time so you could observe the formation of any of the religions in the world today or 'dead' religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism etc) and you'd be an unseen observer, nobody else can see you and you do not interact with these figures, just observe, which religion would you want to see?

Would you want to see the formation of Christianity from the time of Jesus? Or the inception of Islam from Mohammed? Etc. You can only pick one.
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RE: A weird but curious question: if you had a time machine
Considering Jesus may as well have been just a myth, can I still watch it not happen?
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
I'd go way earlier. Probably the inception of the Egyptian Pantheon, seeing how the weather and agriculture shaped the personalities of their gods would be pretty cool.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
Ancient Greece and Greek gods seems more interesting than any monotheistic mainstream religion nowadays. And yes, in Greece there are religious groups that are reviving ancient Greek religions - If you ask me, still more interesting than Christianity. At least I get to pick a god (I prefer Hades, when playing Age of Mythology he was my favourite)
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
(February 9, 2015 at 1:57 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Considering Jesus may as well have been just a myth, can I still watch it not happen?

The historical Jesus most likely existed.
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
Why would I want to watch religion when I could travel several million years back and see some dinosaurs?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
I would prefer to visit ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, or Egypt than Jerusalem of 2,000 years ago.

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
I would most likely go back to the matriarchal period when goddess worship was prevalent, before man ruined everything with monotheistic patriarchy.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
(February 9, 2015 at 2:02 pm)TheMessiah Wrote:
(February 9, 2015 at 1:57 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Considering Jesus may as well have been just a myth, can I still watch it not happen?

The historical Jesus most likely existed.

I'm not a specialist on this but some members here will strongly disagree with you.

Quote:Why would I want to watch religion when I could travel several million years back and see some dinosaurs?
Totally, dinosaurs rock
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
I'd be watching people making stuff up and/or killing lots of other people. I can go anywhere and see that :p

Cool idea though.
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