Hairless Kitten
11-12-2009, 11:09
I’m sometimes wondering why is it possible that Christianity managed to reach the level of being one of the most important religions on the Earth...
Why are sane and educated people prepared to fight hard to convince you that Jesus was real?
Because it’s clear that the creation of the mythical Jesus is a copy/paste from other older mythical creatures.
Sometime ago, I have read a book about the issue and it’s amazing how much is borrowed from those other ‘creatures’ like Buddha, Horus, Mithra, Krishna, Prometheus and so many others.
By instance...
Buddha lived around 500 BCE and had the following in common with Jesus:
• Like Jesus, Buddha was a divine being, pre-existent in "heaven" before taking birth.
• Buddha was born of the virgin Maya, who was considered the "Queen of Heaven."
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• At his birth appeared a "marvellous and powerful light."
• After Buddha was born, a "slaughter of the infants was ordered by the tyrant Bimbasara..."
• When Buddha was a babe, a saint prophesied he would be great, as did Simeon concerning Christ (Lk 2:25-35).
• As a child he taught his teachers.
• Buddha was presented in the temple, where "the idols fell down before him."
• He began his quest for enlightenment at age 29.
• He crushed a serpent's head.
• Buddha was tempted by Mara, the evil one, who offered him "universal dominion."
• Sakyamuni Buddha had 12 disciples and travelled about preaching.
• He reformed and prohibited idolatry, was a "sower of the word," and preached "the establishment of a kingdom of righteousness."
• He performed miracles and wonders, healed the sick, fed 500 men from a "small basket of cakes," and helps a disciple walk on water.
• He preached a "sermon on the mount" and taught chastity, temperance, tolerance, compassion, love, and the equality of all.
• He was transfigured on a mount.
• Buddha was received in his native city with a triumphal welcome.
• He was betrayed by a disciple, who led others to kill him.
• Some of his persecutors became his disciples.
• A tremendous earthquake occurred upon Buddha's death.
• Buddha died, suffered for three days in hell, and was resurrected.
• He attained Nirvana or "heaven."
• Buddha was considered the "Good Shepherd," the "Carpenter," the "Infinite and Everlasting" and the "Great Physician."
• He was the "Savior of the World" and the "Light of the World."
Horus and his father Osiris ("I and my Father are one") were also a clear inspiration for the creation of tha Jesus:
• Horus was born of the virgin Isis-Meri on December 25th in a cave/manger, with his birth being announced by a star in the East and attended by dignitaries or "wise men."
• He was a child teacher in the Temple or "House of the Father" and was baptized when he was 30 years old.
• Horus was also baptized by "Anup the Baptizer," 85who becomes "John the Baptist."
• He had 12 companions, subjects or "disciples."
• He performed miracles and raised one man, El-Azar-us, from the dead.
• The Egyptian god walked on water.
• Horus was transfigured on the Mount.
• The Egyptian god was killed, buried in a tomb and resurrected.
• He was also the "Way, the Truth, the Light, the Messiah, God's Anointed Son, the Son of Man, the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God, the Word," etc.
• He was "the Fisher," and was associated with the Lamb, Lion and Fish ("Ichthys").
• Horus's personal epithet appears to have been "Iusa," the "ever-becoming son" of "Ptah," the "Father."
• Horus (or Osiris) was called "the KRST," long before the Christians duplicated the story.
The worship of Mithra precedes the common era by several centuries. In fact, the cult of Mithra was, shortly before the true Christian era, "the most popular and widely spread 'Pagan' religion of the times." Indeed, numerous Mithraic monuments have been found stretching from Asia Minor to Great Britain.
Although Mithraism as it developed in the Roman Empire is different from its Indo-Iranian roots, its major motifs and traditions can be traced to a pre-Christian body of knowledge that is largely astrotheological in nature.
Mithra has the following in common with the Christ character:
• Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita.
• The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds.
• He was considered a great travelling teacher and master.
• He had 12 companions or "disciples."
• He performed miracles.
• He was buried in a tomb.
• He was considered "the Way, the Truth and the Light, the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah."
• Mithra is omniscient, as he "hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him."
• He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb.
• His sacred day was Sunday, "the Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
• His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper."
• Mithra "sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers."
Krishna shares the following characteristics and motifs in common with Christ:
• Krishna is an incarnation of the sun god Vishnu, who rises or awakens on the winter solstice.
• Krishna was born in a stable of the "virgin" Devaki ("Divine One")
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• Krishna is the "King of the Yadus."
• Like the cave-born Christ of tradition, Krishna was born in a "cave-like dungeon."
• Upon birth, the baby Krishna, was placed in a "basket for winnowing corn; in other words, a manger."
• Great signs and wonders occurred at Krishna's birth, including the appearance of a bright star.
• His birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds, and he was presented with gifts, including gold and incense.
• His foster father was in the city to pay taxes when Krishna was born.
• The hero-god was persecuted by a tyrant who ordered the slaughter of infants.
• The infant Krishna was carried across a river.
• As a young boy, he worked miracles and wonders, and was hailed as a divine incarnation.
• He was worshipped by shepherds as a god.
• Krishna was "tempted" in the wilderness by "various fiends," before crushing the serpent's head.
• He raised a child from the dead and healed lepers, the deaf and the blind.
• Krishna preached faith "in God's love to man and in his mercy and forgiveness of sins arising there from."
• Krishna miraculously fed the multitudes.
• "He lived poor and he loved the poor," humbly washing the feet of guests.
• Like Jesus, Krishna continually manifested his divinity and then denied it.
• He was transfigured in front of his disciples.
• Krishna was anointed with oil by a woman bearing a jar of ointment.
• Krishna had a beloved disciple named Arjuna or "Ar-jouan."
• A fig or banyan tree figures prominently in Krishna's myth, as the god is depicted approaching a fig tree, where he "utters a sort of parable."
• Tradition holds that Krishna died after being shot in the foot while under a (fig) tree, leading to claims he was pinned against the tree by an arrow or "crucified."
• After his death, he ascended to heaven, where he lives on.
• Krishna descended into hell to rescue others.
• As Vishnu, he is the god "who incarnates himself when sin threatens to take the upper hand in the world, and destroys it."
• Krishna is "a personal savior, a messianic deliverer who will bring all men and women salvation if only they choose to give Him their devotion."
• Krishna is called the "Shepherd God”, "Lord of the god of gods" and "Lord of lords” and was considered the "Redeemer”, "Firstborn”, "Sin Bearer”, "Liberator” and "Universal Word."
• As Vishnu, he is the second person of the Trinity, considered the "Beginning, the Middle and the End,"("Alpha and Omega"), as well as being omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent.
• His disciples shouted the words "Jai Shri Krishna," meaning "Victory to Lord Krishna."
• A future incarnation of Vishnu is the Kalki avatar, who will arrive riding a white horse and destroy the wicked.
The Greek god Prometheus has been claimed to have come from Egypt, but his drama took place in the Caucasus Mountains. Prometheus shares a number of striking similarities with the Christ character including the following:
• Prometheus made the first man and woman out of clay.
• He descended from heaven as God incarnate as man, to save mankind.
• He had an "especially professed" friend, "Petraeus" (Peter), the fisherman, who deserted him.
• Prometheus was crucified, suffered and was unbound or "resurrected."
• He was called the Logos or Word.
Five centuries before the Christian era, famous Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote Prometheus Bound, which was presented in the theatre in Athens. In the play, Prometheus is crucified "on a fatal tree" and the sky goes dark.
With all the overwhelming evidence at hand, how is it possible that Christians still percept Christianity as real, since it is clear that their religion borrowed so much from other and older religions & myths?
Why are sane and educated people prepared to fight hard to convince you that Jesus was real?
Because it’s clear that the creation of the mythical Jesus is a copy/paste from other older mythical creatures.
Sometime ago, I have read a book about the issue and it’s amazing how much is borrowed from those other ‘creatures’ like Buddha, Horus, Mithra, Krishna, Prometheus and so many others.
By instance...
Buddha lived around 500 BCE and had the following in common with Jesus:
• Like Jesus, Buddha was a divine being, pre-existent in "heaven" before taking birth.
• Buddha was born of the virgin Maya, who was considered the "Queen of Heaven."
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• At his birth appeared a "marvellous and powerful light."
• After Buddha was born, a "slaughter of the infants was ordered by the tyrant Bimbasara..."
• When Buddha was a babe, a saint prophesied he would be great, as did Simeon concerning Christ (Lk 2:25-35).
• As a child he taught his teachers.
• Buddha was presented in the temple, where "the idols fell down before him."
• He began his quest for enlightenment at age 29.
• He crushed a serpent's head.
• Buddha was tempted by Mara, the evil one, who offered him "universal dominion."
• Sakyamuni Buddha had 12 disciples and travelled about preaching.
• He reformed and prohibited idolatry, was a "sower of the word," and preached "the establishment of a kingdom of righteousness."
• He performed miracles and wonders, healed the sick, fed 500 men from a "small basket of cakes," and helps a disciple walk on water.
• He preached a "sermon on the mount" and taught chastity, temperance, tolerance, compassion, love, and the equality of all.
• He was transfigured on a mount.
• Buddha was received in his native city with a triumphal welcome.
• He was betrayed by a disciple, who led others to kill him.
• Some of his persecutors became his disciples.
• A tremendous earthquake occurred upon Buddha's death.
• Buddha died, suffered for three days in hell, and was resurrected.
• He attained Nirvana or "heaven."
• Buddha was considered the "Good Shepherd," the "Carpenter," the "Infinite and Everlasting" and the "Great Physician."
• He was the "Savior of the World" and the "Light of the World."
Horus and his father Osiris ("I and my Father are one") were also a clear inspiration for the creation of tha Jesus:
• Horus was born of the virgin Isis-Meri on December 25th in a cave/manger, with his birth being announced by a star in the East and attended by dignitaries or "wise men."
• He was a child teacher in the Temple or "House of the Father" and was baptized when he was 30 years old.
• Horus was also baptized by "Anup the Baptizer," 85who becomes "John the Baptist."
• He had 12 companions, subjects or "disciples."
• He performed miracles and raised one man, El-Azar-us, from the dead.
• The Egyptian god walked on water.
• Horus was transfigured on the Mount.
• The Egyptian god was killed, buried in a tomb and resurrected.
• He was also the "Way, the Truth, the Light, the Messiah, God's Anointed Son, the Son of Man, the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God, the Word," etc.
• He was "the Fisher," and was associated with the Lamb, Lion and Fish ("Ichthys").
• Horus's personal epithet appears to have been "Iusa," the "ever-becoming son" of "Ptah," the "Father."
• Horus (or Osiris) was called "the KRST," long before the Christians duplicated the story.
The worship of Mithra precedes the common era by several centuries. In fact, the cult of Mithra was, shortly before the true Christian era, "the most popular and widely spread 'Pagan' religion of the times." Indeed, numerous Mithraic monuments have been found stretching from Asia Minor to Great Britain.
Although Mithraism as it developed in the Roman Empire is different from its Indo-Iranian roots, its major motifs and traditions can be traced to a pre-Christian body of knowledge that is largely astrotheological in nature.
Mithra has the following in common with the Christ character:
• Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita.
• The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds.
• He was considered a great travelling teacher and master.
• He had 12 companions or "disciples."
• He performed miracles.
• He was buried in a tomb.
• He was considered "the Way, the Truth and the Light, the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah."
• Mithra is omniscient, as he "hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him."
• He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb.
• His sacred day was Sunday, "the Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
• His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper."
• Mithra "sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers."
Krishna shares the following characteristics and motifs in common with Christ:
• Krishna is an incarnation of the sun god Vishnu, who rises or awakens on the winter solstice.
• Krishna was born in a stable of the "virgin" Devaki ("Divine One")
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• Krishna is the "King of the Yadus."
• Like the cave-born Christ of tradition, Krishna was born in a "cave-like dungeon."
• Upon birth, the baby Krishna, was placed in a "basket for winnowing corn; in other words, a manger."
• Great signs and wonders occurred at Krishna's birth, including the appearance of a bright star.
• His birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds, and he was presented with gifts, including gold and incense.
• His foster father was in the city to pay taxes when Krishna was born.
• The hero-god was persecuted by a tyrant who ordered the slaughter of infants.
• The infant Krishna was carried across a river.
• As a young boy, he worked miracles and wonders, and was hailed as a divine incarnation.
• He was worshipped by shepherds as a god.
• Krishna was "tempted" in the wilderness by "various fiends," before crushing the serpent's head.
• He raised a child from the dead and healed lepers, the deaf and the blind.
• Krishna preached faith "in God's love to man and in his mercy and forgiveness of sins arising there from."
• Krishna miraculously fed the multitudes.
• "He lived poor and he loved the poor," humbly washing the feet of guests.
• Like Jesus, Krishna continually manifested his divinity and then denied it.
• He was transfigured in front of his disciples.
• Krishna was anointed with oil by a woman bearing a jar of ointment.
• Krishna had a beloved disciple named Arjuna or "Ar-jouan."
• A fig or banyan tree figures prominently in Krishna's myth, as the god is depicted approaching a fig tree, where he "utters a sort of parable."
• Tradition holds that Krishna died after being shot in the foot while under a (fig) tree, leading to claims he was pinned against the tree by an arrow or "crucified."
• After his death, he ascended to heaven, where he lives on.
• Krishna descended into hell to rescue others.
• As Vishnu, he is the god "who incarnates himself when sin threatens to take the upper hand in the world, and destroys it."
• Krishna is "a personal savior, a messianic deliverer who will bring all men and women salvation if only they choose to give Him their devotion."
• Krishna is called the "Shepherd God”, "Lord of the god of gods" and "Lord of lords” and was considered the "Redeemer”, "Firstborn”, "Sin Bearer”, "Liberator” and "Universal Word."
• As Vishnu, he is the second person of the Trinity, considered the "Beginning, the Middle and the End,"("Alpha and Omega"), as well as being omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent.
• His disciples shouted the words "Jai Shri Krishna," meaning "Victory to Lord Krishna."
• A future incarnation of Vishnu is the Kalki avatar, who will arrive riding a white horse and destroy the wicked.
The Greek god Prometheus has been claimed to have come from Egypt, but his drama took place in the Caucasus Mountains. Prometheus shares a number of striking similarities with the Christ character including the following:
• Prometheus made the first man and woman out of clay.
• He descended from heaven as God incarnate as man, to save mankind.
• He had an "especially professed" friend, "Petraeus" (Peter), the fisherman, who deserted him.
• Prometheus was crucified, suffered and was unbound or "resurrected."
• He was called the Logos or Word.
Five centuries before the Christian era, famous Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote Prometheus Bound, which was presented in the theatre in Athens. In the play, Prometheus is crucified "on a fatal tree" and the sky goes dark.
With all the overwhelming evidence at hand, how is it possible that Christians still percept Christianity as real, since it is clear that their religion borrowed so much from other and older religions & myths?