Stories of the flood. Gilgamesh and in the real Bible...
And the Book of Mormon. On my search for a moderately tolerable religious tradition, I've visited many places of worship, sometimes repeatedly, and have read, or scanned, their main guiding books. Apparently, even the polymath Babylonians weren't above lifting ancient stories, as were other prophets, and religious chroniclers/writers. Shift forward a few years, and read the Book of Mormon, and the New Testament. In any order, and to any extent.Sure, the names of actors and places change, but the evidence for plagiarism is striking. John Smith apparently liked his women and drink. Do those funny 'rooms still grow among the stone tablets in the fields and forests of upstate New York? Friends there say so.
And I continue to thank bloggers for addressing both content of ideas, as well as providing ad hominem comments on personal physical characteristics. Both entertain, contain validity, and are revealing as to character. All around.
Comments (12)
Buddhism is currently argued as to whether or not it can actually be a religion as much as a philosophy because it ignores the God/god question. It encourages enlightenment.
I much prefer to be enlightened that indoctrinated.
G.S. is her own person and takes no instruction from anyone religious or otherwise.
By the way who the hell's Conrad
But there are so many of them,and so little time!
Never had you down as a wallower in self pity.
I think religious practices are nothing but states/modes of meditation.
When we pray, we seek forgiveness. I think it is a state of consciousness rather than repentance. Even if it is repentance, it is awakening consciousness. Isn't it?
You don't need a religion V. You don't have to belong to one. Mindfulness is a self taught practice. Digging history is trying to validate your beliefs. Why do you want to validate your beliefs. It should be your experience of a greater power, than just a belief. I'd say.
Stay safe.!