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Where did the Jesus myth come from?

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Where did the Jesus myth come from?
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 26, 2012 at 9:07 pm
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 26, 2012 at 9:29 pm
(June 26, 2012 at 9:07 pm)jackman Wrote: had to borrow this, for the hijack.
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 26, 2012 at 9:47 pm
(June 26, 2012 at 8:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: But religious "salesmen" are not selling reality anyway. They do not need a real "jesus" any more than any other ancient religion needed a real Marduk, Horus or Molech.

As the xtian members of this board demonstrate they can be persuaded to buy just about any pile of shit that someone dreams up.

Actually religion does need a "real" Jesus, Horus, or Marduk, even if it was made up. The cosmic myth origin of religion is based on astrology. If astrology i.e. the constellations predicts a great hero born of a virgin, then it must happen. This is why the heroes of ancient times had enormous power and strength, something Joseph Campbell never understood.
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 26, 2012 at 10:23 pm
No...it is either "real" or "made up." The fact that morons are willing to accept the absurd as real does not make it real.
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 1:02 am
Hey LEDO, I've always been interested in the astrological side of things. Where have you been getting your information if you don't mind me asking?
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 8:43 am
From the stars. bada-bum-tcha!
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 9:29 am
(June 26, 2012 at 9:47 pm)LEDO Wrote:
(June 26, 2012 at 8:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: But religious "salesmen" are not selling reality anyway. They do not need a real "jesus" any more than any other ancient religion needed a real Marduk, Horus or Molech.

As the xtian members of this board demonstrate they can be persuaded to buy just about any pile of shit that someone dreams up.

Actually religion does need a "real" Jesus, Horus, or Marduk, even if it was made up. The cosmic myth origin of religion is based on astrology. If astrology i.e. the constellations predicts a great hero born of a virgin, then it must happen. This is why the heroes of ancient times had enormous power and strength, something Joseph Campbell never understood.

This last statement makes no sense to me, and I don't think Campbell was out to lunch on cosmology.
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 9:45 am
It was a person (imaginary) that will make people fell secure and give them hope and other shit. Like when they cross him,he was full of pain (yes let it suffer) and this would help other people when they are in trouble,like an consolation,...

There are many other versions where did jesus came.
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 9:39 pm (This post was last modified: June 27, 2012 at 9:48 pm by LEDO.)
(June 26, 2012 at 10:23 pm)Minimalist Wrote: No...it is either "real" or "made up." The fact that morons are willing to accept the absurd as real does not make it real.
I have done my own research using comparisons of the Hebrew tales, midrash etc and compare them to known star folklore. It actually forms a contigeous story line in the heavens. I have written my own book on the topic.
(June 27, 2012 at 9:29 am)Epimethean Wrote:
(June 26, 2012 at 9:47 pm)LEDO Wrote: Actually religion does need a "real" Jesus, Horus, or Marduk, even if it was made up. The cosmic myth origin of religion is based on astrology. If astrology i.e. the constellations predicts a great hero born of a virgin, then it must happen. This is why the heroes of ancient times had enormous power and strength, something Joseph Campbell never understood.

This last statement makes no sense to me, and I don't think Campbell was out to lunch on cosmology.

Joseph Campbell admitted he never fully understood why men in myth all had enormous strength and performed great deeds. Campbell also believed certain stories were a cosmic myth, such as Sargon being found floating down a river in a basket. What Campbell failed to do was to take it a step further and connect the tale to Moses as a cosmic myth. Nor was Campbell able to identify exactly how this tale was a cosmic myth, i.e. what constellation(s) was involved. If he was able to do that he would have realized Moses, Marduk, and Sargon were all connected via a vernal equinox celebration and the same constellations...with Moses having a slight variation with Aries being the constellation of the equinox and not Taurus (the lamb or the golden calf for you Bible scholars).
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RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
June 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Quote:It actually forms a contigeous story line in the heavens.

I must confess that I don't put any more credence into astrology than I do into the heavenly bullshit of the theists.
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