Why Yahweh? (Or Allah, or Zeus, etc.)

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I agree completely. Things might be different if Mithraists weren't so selective as to who could join though.

A major contrast to Christianity.

Christianity has its rough patches as well, like no female Apostles. I haven't worked out if that's because Jesus was sexist or gay... The latter being a theory that I've heard alot. Either way, first thing's first! Gotta prove the sucker's existence!

I mean, going from what Justin tells us, it seems like Christianity literally borrowed from Mithraism.

Justin said they gave initiates bread and water. Christianity gives wine and water on a continuing basis. Justin may have seen a significant parallel. I don't.

I'll take the contemporary's word over yours anyday.

Of course, Justin being the Super Apologist that he is gets around it by saying "Satan was behind it in order to decieve from the true God" which then unfortunately means he lost the battle for Christianity, as he is explicitly saying Mithraist practices pre-dated Christianity, and there's good reason to believe that.

Mithraism in some form probably predated Christianity. The Roman form you refer to may predate Christianity, or may have come about at the same time or shortly after. There really isn't a consensus on it. Even if it predates Christianity, though, it doesn't affect Christianity. As we've noted, it was a mystery religion which was very selective about members, and those members were typically Roman soldiers, not Jewish fishermen or theologians. Justin attributes parallels to Satan. Maybe he's right, but the parallels are so weak it's more easily explained as just coincidence.

Sorry, but Justin has spilt the beans. There's no way to undo what he's already revealed about the cult.

Again, I point out that the bull was the central figure of it all, which not surprisingly matches the astrological age.

Again, I find the zodiac position so ridiculous that I respond with ridicule: How was that bowl of Cocoa Puffs you had for breakfast this morning?

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Sorry but that doesn't fly. Too bad that you don't like this possibility. Give me reasons why this can't be. I'll just put this right here:

What were the people worshipping when Moses brought down the tablets? A bull, because back then it was the age of Taurus. The whole Jesus hype came about from the new age, Pisces, and now that age will end in 2160 A.D. making it the age of Aquarius, hence the "water bearer" in Luke. Crystal clear and legitimate until you prove otherwise.