Just another nut?

[KichigaiNeko]

[Aractus]

[swordwords]

Welcome. The bible was written in several languages centuries apart from one another by different people. It seems unlike there would be a code in it.

The "puzzles" shared between King Hiram of Tyre and Solomon were undoubtedly associated with refining this code, and since Hiram was a Phoenician king, it is easy to see how this code was spread throughout the ancient world.

[thesummerqueen]

Forgot about this thread:

So, it's probably been said before, but to quote Freud, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Making much ado over metaphors is hazardous to one's mental health.

[swordwords]

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.

[thesummerqueen]

The Kaballah is complicated because it makes bullshit seem like it's important. There's a psychological trick that the more you have to work for something, the more important it must be.

Except in Skyrim, goddammit. Some of those rewards aren't worth the trouble.

[swordwords]

Forgot about this thread:

So, it's probably been said before, but to quote Freud, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Making much ado over metaphors is hazardous to one's mental health.

Actually, based on my understanding of metaphoric meanings, I am a "madman". Also, technically, I should not refer to myself as an Atheist because I believe in God as a metaphor. So, I cannot say that I disagree with you.

But, what if I am right? Should this secret be kept so that this conspiracy can continue unexposed? They themselve have been predicting an "apocalypse", so why not give them one?

[thesummerqueen]

You have yet to lay out what you think it is, in this or another thread, so I can't answer.

[swordwords]

Agree. Can't wait to see what the code has to say about Ezekial 23: 19-21. Sometimes donkey porn is just donkey porn.

I'm pretty sure that's talking about how disgusting God is finding Judah.

Actually, the donkey metaphor is associated with Athens, but it is a female donkey, because it has a cover that hides its true nature. Socrates was a "horse" because Plato "rode" on him.

[Tonus]

But, what if I am right?

What do you expect to find, if you are?