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Originally Posted by knkwzrd
Maybe the Greek mythology theory is no good, but have any of you ever heard of Mithraism? A 4000 year old offshoot of Zoroastrianism, Mithra was born in a stable to a virgin, on the winter solstice (yes I know the date of Christmas is not in the bible but it's common practice). Later in life, he had twelve followers, healed the sick, and preached morality. I won't even begin to talk about all the solar metaphors, geographical similarities, and linguistic connections that the two share.
That being said, I don't think that dogmatic homogenies in any way devalue the teachings of any religion. It simply shows that too much emphasis is put on the history of religion rather than the philosophy of religion.
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Yes I've actually heard of zoroastrianism. I took a class and most of what is in Judaism, Christianity and Islam come from Zarathustra:
A messiah born from a virgin
The very idea of heaven and hell as a place of reward and punishment. If you look at the history, heaven or hell did not exist in the bible until after the babylonian exile. So is the idea of the end of the world and a final battle between good and evil. Most ideas are a rip off from the persians.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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