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Originally posted by _Heretic
In 1844 Karl Marx said:
“Religion is the sign of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.”
In 1969 Jim Morrison said:
"Look Where We Worship"
I believe media is now the opium of the people. Look where we worship.
peace
Originally posted by VIKINGANT
reply to post by Enigma Publius
This is amazing. I actually wrote a full thread similar to this today and decided last minute not to post it. Except mne had a slghtly different feel.
I have read in various places that different people feel that Jesus is Buddha reincarnated, others say Krishna and still others Horus and the list goes on. My question was, does god present himself to various cultures in various forms at various critical times for each culture? and if so who and when will be the next incarnation?
Originally posted by VIKINGANT
reply to post by Enigma Publius
This is amazing. I actually wrote a full thread similar to this today and decided last minute not to post it. Except mne had a slghtly different feel.
I have read in various places that different people feel that Jesus is Buddha reincarnated, others say Krishna and still others Horus and the list goes on. My question was, does god present himself to various cultures in various forms at various critical times for each culture? and if so who and when will be the next incarnation?
So media in a sense is a god, we are giving more of ourselves to it than other gods,
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by Enigma Publius
So media in a sense is a god, we are giving more of ourselves to it than other gods,
There may be truth to this statement. The Image to the Beast in Revelation might be TV.
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by Enigma Publius
So media in a sense is a god, we are giving more of ourselves to it than other gods,
There may be truth to this statement. The Image to the Beast in Revelation might be TV.
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
I think it depends on how you define the terms "gods".
Do beings exist that exert influence over certain spheres of control, beings who in times past where termed god of thunder, god of raid etc etc by ancient cultures. Maybe theres no direct evidence for such but i'm willing to say its possible.
If such beings exist im willing to say they live, die and adapt. Life and Death based on old mythology, and adapting because its adapt or die, and I doubt they are all stupid enough to just die.
And of course we have documents that relate to gods of old being adopted by new cultures and given name changes etc.
Now to me whats interesting is the concept of names, I believe firmly that names have a lot of power, so for example, if Thor is the god of Thunder (in the areas of the world in which he is worshiped), does worshiping Jim the god of Thunder make energy go to Jim, or does it go to Thor because hes the god of Thunder, does Jim gain powers over Thunder due to his worshipers belief and become a seperate thunder god viaing for power.
Different religions believe a lot of different things regarding divine hierarchies / spirits etc, I'm even willing to believe that what may be "true" is actually different in different parts of the world, as I think dogmatic belief of the masses has a lot to do with it, but maybe im giving humanity more credit then its due.
From a purely literary and non spiritual stand point, yes Gods both Live and Die according to ancient texts, and they are adopted into other cultures and given name changes (Zeus / Jupiter being the most obvious and well known).
Originally posted by _Heretic
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by Enigma Publius
So media in a sense is a god, we are giving more of ourselves to it than other gods,
There may be truth to this statement. The Image to the Beast in Revelation might be TV.
that would make "porn" the great whore who rode upon the beast?