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Tremorlor 07:59 pm UTC 10/28/07 |
| In reply to: | The Bible / John Galt - BMV 04:29 pm UTC 10/28/07 |
| > > The Christ figure was stolen together from a whole number > > of older religions, Osiris and Mithra for example. > > > > Yes, but because this literary term "christ-figure" is > indeed "christ-figure" and not "Osiris-figure" shows the > impact of The Bible on Western literature. We also have a > term called the "Judas-figure." (See Ganelun in > Rolandslied from 1200 A.D.) Shows that copycats get better publicity. And a nice warm impact it was. Writings that were quite advanced in terms of philosophy, medicine and science banned and destroyed. Humanity lost a great deal of knowledge that was only regained after the church lost power. > I equate The Bible with a book of fairy tales. Great for > teaching children about morals/values, etc. Shame that the bible doesn't teach about tolerance or common sense. > I guess this makes Ayn Rand a "Christ-figure"? (Only > kidding!) Why not, she attracted a lot of followers too. | |
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