Re: ANCIENT EGYPT- GOD=G_uv

From: Pangur Ban (Pangur-Ban_at_SatisHouse.org)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:59:28 GMT

Majicou wrote:

>
> Pangur Ban wrote:
>
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>>George Hammond wrote:
>>
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>>>ANCIENT EGYPT- GOD=G_uv
>>>
>>>
>>>The average person cannot understand what "God"
>>> is.
>>>
>>>He is even more ignorant of "the gods" of
>>>Polytheism.
>>>
>>>
>>>This post explains "the gods" and what
>>>"sacrificing to the gods" actually was.
>>>
>>>Hopefully, understanding Polytheism will help
>>>understand Monotheism, and the discovery that
>>>GOD=G_uv.
>>>
>>>
>>>We must explain it all BACKWARDS. We must use
>>>modern science to explain the past.
>>>
>>>
>>>Ancient Egypt lasted for a staggering 3,000
>>>years.. the longest civilization in history. It
>>>was peaceful, prosperous,
>>
>>Peaceful, no. Egypt conducted wars with its
>>neighbors and was invaded several times.
>>
>>It was prosperous......which explains its ability
>>to make war - and to be invaded.
>>
>>
>>>and they spent most of their time on cultural
>>>improvement and public works.
>>
>>Most of the "works" were religious.
>>
>>
>>>One of the first things they did was "invent
>>>religion".
>>
>>Including one of the first known instances of
>>monotheism.
>>
>>>Man emerged from the Stone Age dominated by
>>>tribes. Each tribe was family related and
>>>looked similar. The tribes competed and each
>>>tribe drew pictures of idealized examples of
>>>its type and worshipped that model as a "god".
>>>
>>
>>What is the basis (sources) of the above idea?
>>
>>
>>>Eventually animals were selected to emphasize
>>>the personality strengths of each "god". A
>>>Lion, a Bird, an Alligator, a Hippopotamus etc.
>>> A "god" was usually drawn with the body of a
>>>man and the head of a particular animal to
>>>represent its personality type.
>>
>>Sometimes the animal itself represented the aspect
>>of god. I have a lovely statue of a hippo -
>>representing the goddess of fertility and childbirth.
>>
>>
>>>Meanwhile, there has always been an underlying
>>> dispute between the haves and the have nots.
>>>The "gods" of course were rich and powerful and
>>> ruled the masses. The masses on the other
>>>hand were always suspicious that they were
>>>being used, or had to "sacrifice their rights"
>>>for the benefit of the "gods".
>>
>>Sources for this?
>>
>>
>>>Thus a religious tradition grew up known as
>>>"sacrificing to the gods". It was originally
>>>invented by the masses as a ritualized threat
>>>to the privileged classes not to overdo it when
>>>it came to getting rich, because the masses
>>>were aware of abuse and were suspicious. Thus,
>>>the institution of religion was born.
>>
>>ROFL!!!!!
>>
>>
>>>Elaborate ceremonies were held where people
>>>burned money in front of a statue of this or
>>>that "god".
>>
>>Difficult as money was not paper - but coins.
>>Also, barter was more common than using money.
>>
>>
>>>Extravagant waste was demonstrated. Valuable
>>>cattle were slaughtered and burned to ashes in
>>>front of the hungry populace.
>>
>>Nonsense. Cattle were drained of their blood (and
>>some times the entrails were removed) and this was
>>the offering to the god aspect. The meat was used
>>to feed the priests and the temple slaves and
>>workmen. Often feasts were held for the "common
>>people" using the meat. Btw, these people
>>believed in their religion as firmly as you
>>believe in yours.
>>
>>
>>>Comely virgins
>>>of marriageable age were murdered in front of
>>>large crowds of men too poor to have a wife.
>>
>>Absolute fiction!
>>
>>
>>>Healthy children were murdered in front of
>>>people whose own children were starving to
>>>death. During times of great political
>>>corruption "sacrificing to the gods" became a
>>>public spectacle that drew enormous crowds, and
>>>kept the ruling classes plenty nervous.
>>
>>I give up - this is such tripe I am nigh speechless.
>>
>>
>>Garbage!!!!
>>
>>Pangur
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>
> He read it in an X-men comic book Kitty Cat
>
I believe it! What utter sophomoric drivel!!!

Pangur

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