Sanders' Religion Thread, Begun @ LC Forum Options

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e-Dog and I have decided to re-constitute this from LC. It is a thread about the 3 major religions of the world. The goal was to follow the path of each from their common origins to the present day. We (a number of LC posters and I) got as far as the begining of the First Crusade while the thread was active.

What becomes of this thread when all the copying is done is not clear. It may be just a read-only thread for the Religion topic. Or it may be left open to posting, so we can finish the journey.

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Posted by: Daniels Jul 31 2006, 10:36 AM

Aren't you too wise to view the bible as book of historiography? It is a book of myths. Take the myth that the Jews were slaves in Egypt. There is no evidence for this. It is pure fantasie, or rather a myth. With no basis in the historical reality.

Hi Hound,

I have it on good authority that history didn't start to be chronoligically set down until Pliny the Elder set to work on it.

Apparently, prior to that history was passed down by word of mouth.

Yes, the Bible has its fair share of mythological references such as the story of Adam and Eve. But the fact that it is allegorical doesn't diminish its value. Same as the Aboriginal dreamtime stories, US Indian lore, etc. They speak to us on the level of mysticism, the language of the heart, significant to the soul.

And yeah, a lot of evil was done in the name of Christ in the Dark Ages -- but I think Christ is ashamed of those people.