Atheists & Agnostics

rurallib

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15. Will need to return to this tomorrow

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:19 PM

Apr 2019

I have taken and am still taking a similar journey.
Was raised catholic and realized very young that what they were selling was BS and most knew that, but few ever looked to find the reality.

Quickly a couple of the things I have come across:

1) The "one" god slowly evolved from the multiple god religions. Now instead of multiple gods we have a head god and a plethora of not quite gods including angels and saints and who knows what else depending on who you talk to.

2) Ten Commandments? Not really. I am no bible reader, but from what I have heard ancient Jews had hundreds of laws. Even now the Ten Commandments do not agree across christian sects and Judaism.

3) Blood sacrifice was the staple among the ancients. So the idea of a sacrifice to save mankind of a god had to be a blood sacrifice.

Hopefully I will have a bit of time to just add a couple of others.

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"Lamb of god." Ok. I've finally seen how these religions got started: Pagan Sacrifice [View all] lindysalsagal Apr 2019 OP

But we still sacrifice what's most precious to us. Dale Neiburg Apr 2019 #1

Yes, but it's not the same mind-set. Pagans had one very specific favor in mind and they were lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #3

I also believe that monotheism appeals to cilla4progress Apr 2019 #2

Yes. This new god of rules seemed easier to contend with. One got a better sense of control lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #4

Which is the real reason localroger Apr 2019 #5

Exactly! Much more stable. He could read the handwriting on the wall. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #9

instead of lambs, christians sacrificed pagans by the millions nt msongs Apr 2019 #6

God sacrificed himself to himself Buzz cook Apr 2019 #7

You're right: The holy trinity stuff is so confusing. But to sacrifice your own son! In those days, lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #8

Before the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple, animal sacrifice comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #10

Absolutely. I believe you had to pay the jewish priest to do the sacrifice, too. But it shows lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #11

For some silly reason, humans have been projecting vlyons Apr 2019 #12

Ancient Near Eastern religion practiced regular human sacrifice yellowdogintexas Apr 2019 #13

Exactly: move the populace from the old religions to the new. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #14

Will need to return to this tomorrow rurallib Apr 2019 #15

K & R - great post! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2019 #16

Thank you! We really don't know anything about paganism, but it's the point of it all! lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #17