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In the case of Christianity, they ruled a big fuck off European, North African and Middle Eastern empire and they were fairly confident it would catch on when people had weighed up the alternative of torture and crucifixion.How do those "people" knew what they were creating or conspiring about would become a major religion in their lifetime. ?
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Islam, Judaism, Christianity... they're all a load of old shite. A made up God and made up prophets and made up stories in ridiculous books that should all be set on fire and never printed again. If they won't take it that far at the very least the word "religion" should be banned and it should all be called "mythology".Don't mind them. Christians are easy targets in their mind. It'll typically be a long wait before most of them mock the prophet of Islam. (pbuh).
In modern society, people who come out with bollocks as far fetched as religion, i mean mythology, are often sectioned!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_schizophrenia - there are plenty of big hitters on there that have inspired millions I've no doubt.
Isn't the whole point of a palindrome the fact it is identical forwards and backwards? How could you possibly lose the meaning of something that is identical whichever way you read it? The word CIVIC is palindromic in English. The fact that a word or phrase is palindromic is also completely irrelevant to this discussion.
Also, you are aware that the Caliph Uthman actually took differing versions of the Qu'ran and standardised it? Mohammed did not write it, he heard voices and other people wrote it down.
What I meant by "losing the meaning" is in context of creating a palindrome. Meaning if I try to intentionally create a palindrome for a phrase I wanted to write down, it's nearly impossible to do so. I gave the example of the palindrome to convey the idea of a "style + content".
Yes, I'm aware of Caliph Uthman (ra)'s work, but the Qur'an was primarily preserved as an oral tradition by memorization starting with Muhammad(pbuh) himself. It was only after Islam spread to Iraq, people starting disputing over dialects and hence the decision to standardise the text in Quraysh dialect was taken.
In the case of Christianity, they ruled a big fuck off European, North African and Middle Eastern empire and they were fairly confident it would catch on when people had weighed up the alternative of torture and crucifixion.
Isn't it easier to believe Jesus existed based on New Testament records, records of Josephus, Tacitus and the history of the church, rather than deny his existence based on a conspiracy theory for power and control by creating a fictional character. ?
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You should look into the Council of Nicaea, the convenor (Constantine I) wasn't a Christian.Isn't it easier to believe Jesus existed based on New Testament records, records of Josephus, Tacitus and the history of the church, rather than deny his existence based on a conspiracy theory for power and control by creating a fictional character. ?
You should look into the Council of Nicaea, the convenor (Constantine I) wasn't a Christian.
It's after 300 AD, by then Christianity was already the dominant religion in his empire. It isn't far-fetched to assume Constantine I was inspired by the Christian faith.
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It's after 300 AD, by then Christianity was already the dominant religion in his empire. It isn't far-fetched to assume Constantine I was inspired by the Christian faith.
The point of the ecumenical councils was to standardise different versions of Christianity. How can man decide which scripture is right and which isn't. You can't pick and choose God's word to suit your own needs, which is precisely what they did.
The whole thing is utter bullshit of the highest order.
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Not even slightly.Isn't it easier to believe Jesus existed based on New Testament records, records of Josephus, Tacitus and the history of the church, rather than deny his existence based on a conspiracy theory for power and control by creating a fictional character. ?
New Testament records!!?!! Fucking stroll on. It was written a few hundred years after “his” death.
Why would you believe he existed any more than Zeus or fucking Thor?
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Why would you believe he existed any more than Zeus or fucking Thor?
Actually, I went through a period of bloody awful insomnia a couple of years back. I prayed to all of the Gods and the only time I slept soundly was after I prayed to Hypnos. Praise Zeus.