RE: Why Middle East?
April 23, 2012 at 1:35 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2012 at 2:04 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Tyrant god-kings like tyrant human-kings always believe they are being plotted against, and they consistently respond very poorly to their suspicions in both cases. In imagining gods that are very much like ourselves, why would such a narrative surprise you? In proposing that these myths have a bearing on factual history in the manner in which you suggest, why is the lack of evidence not troubling to you? Are we to accept the claims made by every myth simply because they made them? I hardly think so. If your theories would be immediately dismissed by those who make it their business to explore these subjects in earnest, there's more than likely a reason for that, and it probably doesn't have much to do with any discovery you feel you've made.
To continue a discussion along lines that are familiar to us, how does your theory address pantheons which are not revolted against, those that actively pursue our interests and we theirs, as communal imperatives (The Norse and Gaelic pantheons immediately spring to mind, as do the many "assistant/familiar" dieties of the Native N/S/C American pantheons. No such discord exists, no such revolt is plotted. Why)? How would your theory handle the African myths of men who were the equals or betters (most certainly not slaves, to say the least) of their "deities" in the most popular of stories?
How would your theory handle the evidence uncovered in Botswana, by a Professor Sheila Coulson of Oslo University and printed in "Apollon" (a peer reviewed research publication printed by the same) describing ritual and religious practices that are 70,000 years old (older than the earlier "oldest" known practices, found in Europe, and dated to 40,000 years old). Did your egyptians have in their possession a fucking time machine? Again, I hardly think so. I've often criticized your "theory" for having too wide a scope than your arguments (even if they are given to you in full, for the sake of discussion) can support. Will you ever address this? After reading this (and I assume you would) are you going to return to me with stories of how we were the slaves of a giant magical python in reality? That pythons engaged in eugenics and sometimes interbred with us? This would be surprising news to me indeed.
(this is old news btw, for all I know older sites have since been discovered)
To continue a discussion along lines that are familiar to us, how does your theory address pantheons which are not revolted against, those that actively pursue our interests and we theirs, as communal imperatives (The Norse and Gaelic pantheons immediately spring to mind, as do the many "assistant/familiar" dieties of the Native N/S/C American pantheons. No such discord exists, no such revolt is plotted. Why)? How would your theory handle the African myths of men who were the equals or betters (most certainly not slaves, to say the least) of their "deities" in the most popular of stories?
How would your theory handle the evidence uncovered in Botswana, by a Professor Sheila Coulson of Oslo University and printed in "Apollon" (a peer reviewed research publication printed by the same) describing ritual and religious practices that are 70,000 years old (older than the earlier "oldest" known practices, found in Europe, and dated to 40,000 years old). Did your egyptians have in their possession a fucking time machine? Again, I hardly think so. I've often criticized your "theory" for having too wide a scope than your arguments (even if they are given to you in full, for the sake of discussion) can support. Will you ever address this? After reading this (and I assume you would) are you going to return to me with stories of how we were the slaves of a giant magical python in reality? That pythons engaged in eugenics and sometimes interbred with us? This would be surprising news to me indeed.
(this is old news btw, for all I know older sites have since been discovered)
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