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Originally posted by devilzown
Modern man is basically a slave of the system. The ruling elite isn't keeping us dumb. They keep us less informed then they are, but by no means are we kept dumb. It pays off to have a pretty smart following.
You don't have to babysit, and they are stronger 'pets' in general.
Originally posted by Thestargateisreal
The rest of us are slaves to our own fear of things like homelessness, financial distress, ridicule, morality, religion, or negative reinforcement. Hey aren't those things mankind created?
Mankind, it's own worst enemy.
Originally posted by RedParrotHead
First of all you shouldn't remove yourself from mankind as you are a part of it. You should have wrote "Mankind, OUR own worst enemy" and that might be true, but I don't think so. Try living in an area void of all mankind and find out which will kill you faster, mankind or lack of it. I believe the "natural world" is much more vicious.
Secondly, you sound like a weak person. Not saying you are, but you sound that way. I grew up much like you being made to go to school and listen to authority figures (and hating it also). I learned a lot and attempt to pass on what I learned to my children...because I know better. That's how it works! You seem to think that mankind would be better off if children were given the choice of going to school, guess how many would choose to? How long would mankind last being uneducated?
Third, as for the evil creations of mankind (homelessness, financial distress, ridicule, morality, religion, or negative reinforcement) well, we aren't perfect but we aren't slaves. At least I'm not. I own my house and 2 cars, make a good living (am debt free), and have a happy family. I don't feel like a slave. And before you make assumptions about me I grew up poor in a single parent home. I don't have a college degree or lottery winnings. I worked hard despite the fear of the things listed above and have prospered, you can too.
Originally posted by wutz4tom
reply to post by undo
We generally have the answers long before we think we do....just That finding the jewel in a barrel of rocks will drive you mad.
Do you believe current earthly occurrences will indirectly bring a Larger awareness to the history in regard to Enki and Enlil
?
s & f for sharing and your knowledge of the Nephilin.
I would like to read your e-book
Originally posted by undo
yeah, doesn't it seem like it to you? sitchin believed they had long but limited life spans. i don't. he thought it was long family tree, and that when one precessional cycle ended the former guy in charge was replaced by a new guy from the same family tree, for the next precessional cycle. i think he was wrong about that too. i don't think these guys are human beings, which is also different than sitchin's theory about who they were. he thought the story of enki and ninmah was the story of the "creation" of man and was the same as the story in the old testament genesis story. it both is and isn't. in fact, the enki and ninmah story seems more related to my gate theory than any of the other sumerian texts combined. i've explained earlier in the thread why that is so
for example, i don't think, ninmah or the 7 birth goddesses were actually living people/beings, i think they were deified gates. 7 of them. ninmah was the glorified midwife in the story, which i believe is a reference to the machinery that controlled the gates. and those messed up people they were creating, were literally coming thru the gate in that shape. gate travel at the time, was not geared for human flesh, thusly why those old texts kept elaborating on why it was a one way trip for humans and in most cases, humans were not allowed to use them at all, because they would die. the epic of gilgamesh elaborates on gilgamesh's trip thru the gate of paradise, which required he first prove his body was capable of it. so the gate "Guardians" scanned him somehow to make sure he could withstand the journey before they allowed him to use the gate. they concluded he was 2/3rds god and should have no problem and let him enter. artworks of the event, depict him underwater, even though the gate story itself, says nothing about any water. so clearly there's a piece missing from the story, and a sizeable one at that.
Originally posted by Thestargateisreal
reply to post by undo
Mainly just that it seems to reference a journey through multiple "gates". It is of course a work of fiction as is the Epic of Gilgamesh. Interesting information you've gathered I'm just not so sure I'd place so much faith in other and older stories when trying to prove a theory
Originally posted by Onboard2
I don't think the Epic of Gilgamesh is actually fiction, but an allegorical account, symbolic of a life journey. Nimrod has been compared to Gilgamesh. There could have been more than one Nimrod, because the meaning of Nimrod is 'Rebel' or 'rebellious' one. At the end of Gilgamesh's life, of course, the 'serpent' steals the elixer of life that would have given him his youth back.
Originally posted by EyeHeartBigfoot
Curious, your "Thestargateisreal" and your posting on the Stargates Are Real thread stating that they are NOT real.
Really???
Would be very interested in your theory if you care to post.
PS Welcome to ATSedit on 7/14/2011 by EyeHeartBigfoot because: typo
A Bora is the name given both to an initiation ceremony of Indigenous Australians, and to the site on which the initiation is performed. At such a site, young boys are transformed into men. The initiation ceremony differs from culture to culture, but often involves circumcision and scarification, and may also involve the removal of a tooth or part of a finger. The ceremony, and the process leading up to it, involves the learning of sacred songs, stories, dances, and traditional lore. Many different clans will assemble to participate in an initiation ceremony.
The Bora Ring (boorl or buhl) was highly significant in the daily and spiritual lives of Aboriginal people. These sacred places were constructed only in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales. They were generally out of bounds for uninitiated males, women and children. Women had their own initiation/ceremonial areas, which were prohibited to adult males.
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During initiation process, male Elders would scrutinise each boy for signs indicating special talents or powers. Any boy showing such signs would be encouraged to proceed to the next level of initiation. Following their ceremony, initiates gradually assumed the rights and responsibilities men have towards the safety and well being of their families and kinship groups.
Originally posted by Thestargateisreal
Originally posted by Onboard2
I don't think the Epic of Gilgamesh is actually fiction, but an allegorical account, symbolic of a life journey. Nimrod has been compared to Gilgamesh. There could have been more than one Nimrod, because the meaning of Nimrod is 'Rebel' or 'rebellious' one. At the end of Gilgamesh's life, of course, the 'serpent' steals the elixer of life that would have given him his youth back.
It's actually one of the very first works of literature ever composed. Whether it is fiction or not the chances that a good portion of the translation on it is completely WRONG is high. I just wouldn't take that particular bit of information "to the bank" when trying to prove a theory. It is likely that any serious skeptics would not take you seriously if you used it as a source of information.