whats torogs problem?

[Torog]

The religions they rise in fall. Why should I believe in Jesus and not Zeus?

Howdy Nullific,

That's an easy one to answer..Zeus was never real..but Jesus came to earth and died so that we may be saved..and He may be coming back soon..so you best be ready....

Have a good one !

[nomadherbman]

^^^ why should i believe in god and not zeus??

so the thousands of other "prophets"(?spelling?) during the same time as Jesus who died on the crosses didnt die for our sins aswell?...why are they not who they say they are??

i just find it all soooo hard to believe...

also......Jesus' and his disiples where brilliant. how do we keep the word of jesus alive? tell everyone he rose from the death!! he must be the real deal!!

but i guess no one well ever know untill their dead. which is the irony of it all!!

[Nullific]

Well what about Muhammad?
Which is more believable I ask, a man that meditated in the desert and spoke with Allah, or a virgin woman giving birth to a man who died and came back to life?
But then why is one more credible than the other?
Not that I believe either of the two bullshit tales.

[F L E S H]

The religions they rise in fall. Why should I believe in Jesus and not Zeus?

Null, with that statement you're closer to the truth than you might think possible... First of all, just the word itself: Zeus in anciet Greek was pronounced 'dze-us' which in the Latin language became Deus, which of course is the Latin word for God. Now, before yelling back at me and saying this is just language, there's much more to language than just sounds. An entire set of ideas and perceptions is associated with a word, even moreso with a word of such simbolic significance. Many of the traits ancients Greeks used to ascribe to Zeus got transmitted down throught to time, and became associated (probably subconciously) to Deus, or God and by Christian extension, Jesus.

Another important point to remember is the New testament was originally written in Greek, and that is another way all the lore and information concerning Zeus got transmitted to God.

Oh, and ever thought why representations of God always show him as an old man with full white hair and beard, sitting in heaven on his cloud and ruling the sky? That's exactly how the Greeks represented Zeus, only instead of smiting people, he hurled thunderbolts at them. Even Noah is an exact copy of the Greek myth of Pygmalion.

Oh, I almost forgot, you mentioned the virgin birth.... That is another tradition which has been passed on to Christianity from other tales and legends. This was an ancient technique used to denote someone's importance. Romulus and Remus were born of virgins, so was Hercules and Mithra and possibly Gilgamesh. Orpheus, Osiris and Horus died and were resurrected.

Christian philosophy is essentially an anthology of many of the ancient mediterranean philosophies, mythologies and religions.

[nicholasstanko]

Null, with that statement you're closer to the truth than you might think possible... First of all, just the word itself: Zeus in anciet Greek was pronounced 'dze-us' which in the Latin language became Deus, which of course is the Latin word for God. Now, before yelling back at me and saying this is just language, there's much more to language than just sounds. An entire set of ideas and perceptions is associated with a word, even moreso with a word of such simbolic significance. Many of the traits ancients Greeks used to ascribe to Zeus got transmitted down throught to time, and became associated (probably subconciously) to Deus, or God and by Christian extension, Jesus.

Another important point to remember is the New testament was originally written in Greek, and that is another way all the lore and information concerning Zeus got transmitted to God.

Oh, and ever thought why representations of God always show him as an old man with full white hair and beard, sitting in heaven on his cloud and ruling the sky? That's exactly how the Greeks represented Zeus, only instead of smiting people, he hurled thunderbolts at them. Even Noah is an exact copy of the Greek myth of Pygmalion.

Oh, I almost forgot, you mentioned the virgin birth.... That is another tradition which has been passed on to Christianity from other tales and legends. This was an ancient technique used to denote someone's importance. Romulus and Remus were born of virgins, so was Hercules and Mithra and possibly Gilgamesh. Orpheus, Osiris and Horus died and were resurrected.

Christian philosophy is essentially an anthology of many of the ancient mediterranean philosophies, mythologies and religions.

dude...thats fuckin surreal. im tripping on shrooms...

[jahjahjahjah]

Hi Torog we love you.

[beachguy in thongs]

In Judaism, Leviticus 19:27 states that "Ye shall not round the comers of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard."

[Make it Hempen]

I say fuck yeah! We need more right winged conservatives smoking some bowls. Maybe it'll change some things around here (US) since most of the population is comprised of them.

Love- Kate

[ackkyle]

Whats from the earth is of the greatest worth, so before you knock it.... try it first, you'll see its a blessing and not a curse!!!