RE: Brahma and Abraham
September 15, 2020 at 7:22 am
(This post was last modified: September 15, 2020 at 7:26 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Doesn't have to be deliberate, in whatever novel sense of being deliberate you have in mind, Boru. Syncretism isn't a conspiracy, lol. It's a uniform human behavior.
The ghost dance religion in n. america was modeled on the christian religion - but, surprise, it existed before they heard of christ as well.
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(we'll never run out of examples)
Now... let's run the cherrypicking explanation on that one. There was alot of other stuff in it, most of it was native belief - but this particular cherry wouldn't be there to pick, unless the christian influence was part of the pie.
The ghost dance religion in n. america was modeled on the christian religion - but, surprise, it existed before they heard of christ as well.
Enjoy
Quote:Anthropologist James Mooney conducted an interview with Wilson prior to 1892. Mooney confirmed that his message matched that given to his fellow Indians.[2] This study compared letters between tribes. According to Mooney, Wilson's letter said he stood before God in heaven and had seen many of his ancestors engaged in their favorite pastimes, and that God showed Wilson a beautiful land filled with wild game and instructed him to return home to tell his people that they must love each other and not fight. He also stated that Jesus was being reincarnated on earth in 1892, that the people must work, not steal or lie, and that they must not engage in the old practices of war or the traditional self-mutilation practices connected with mourning the dead. He said that if his people abided by these rules, they would be united with their friends and family in the other world, and in God's presence, there would be no sickness, disease, or old age.[8]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dance
(we'll never run out of examples)
Now... let's run the cherrypicking explanation on that one. There was alot of other stuff in it, most of it was native belief - but this particular cherry wouldn't be there to pick, unless the christian influence was part of the pie.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
