Talk about a scapegoat. Ha Satan was a title, not a particular person. Satan as a person came into being in the new testament to take some blame away from Yahweh, to have something else be the source of evil.
I mean, who wouldn't want to fight a person that Yahweh is described as in the old testament, and even into the new testament?
I mean take the Eden story, where some people believe the snake was Satan, instead of an actual snake. The snake only tells Eve that she won't die if she eats the fruit. In one version, there's a sword put down to guard the Life Tree, because if they ate from the tree they would live forever. Meaning that's the only reason they died. Not because they ate from the Knowledge Tree. Of course not everyone takes the story literally. Knowledge of good and evil seems like a great thing, except it makes people harder to control.
An eternity of ignorance and obedience, or a limited life or independence and enlightenment? Who's the real evil here? I'm not really sure why a story like this was meant to show how much better Yahweh is, and how bad Satan is, but I suppose views change over time. To a modern audience, Satan of the bible seems like a noble martyr, fighting against a horrible evil.
I mean, who wouldn't want to fight a person that Yahweh is described as in the old testament, and even into the new testament?
I mean take the Eden story, where some people believe the snake was Satan, instead of an actual snake. The snake only tells Eve that she won't die if she eats the fruit. In one version, there's a sword put down to guard the Life Tree, because if they ate from the tree they would live forever. Meaning that's the only reason they died. Not because they ate from the Knowledge Tree. Of course not everyone takes the story literally. Knowledge of good and evil seems like a great thing, except it makes people harder to control.
An eternity of ignorance and obedience, or a limited life or independence and enlightenment? Who's the real evil here? I'm not really sure why a story like this was meant to show how much better Yahweh is, and how bad Satan is, but I suppose views change over time. To a modern audience, Satan of the bible seems like a noble martyr, fighting against a horrible evil.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
