(April 19, 2013 at 6:46 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote: First of all, all real world ideas can be expressed with multiple metaphors, many of which are linked together through phonetic similarities in either Hebrew or Greek.
You know, it is possible to over-analyze things. If you look at xtianity for what it is - a control mechanism to enable the upper classes to prosper while the poor are told to STFU - it makes perfect sense for the time it came into being.
As Napoleon noted: "Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
The rest of it is merely a disinformation campaign.
There is undoubtedly a great deal of disinformation out there, but if you ever study anything like Kaballah, you have to wonder why they have made it so elaborate. Why does the "Beard of Macroprosopus" have 13 parts? Wouldn't the people that create such apparent non-sense be better off making up nice stories rather discussing parts of a beard? If it is non-sense, why is it carefully preserved and discussed as if it is something important? Either there is a conspiracy to embrace non-sense, or their is a conspiracy to transmit hidden knowledge. I guess you can pick which ever you prefer.
I am sure that many parts of religion are over-analyzed, however, I don't think that is the case with my approach because I am able to make sense out of everything from Alchemy to Zoroastrianism. Everything fits together like a giant puzzle. This is the "Matrix"; it is everywhere, but most of us don't see it for what it is.
