02-09-2008, 01:17 AM
I've just watched the first part. Definitely interesting, although there's a lot of stuff that I've heard of before.
It makes sense that Christianity would adopt a lot from the religions that preceded it, because it's the way of people. We adopt previous beliefs and add tweaks to make them our own. And I'm not one to say that pagan religions are necessarily bad or evil anyway, because I know that they've been around LONG before the historical birth of Christ, and many of the events of Jesus' life were sourced from them.
Also, the bible is often misinterpreted or said to be a mistranslation so I won't go into that.
I don't necessarily agree with him labeling Christianity as the fraud of the ages though. Not in the present day, at least. Maybe a few centuries ago when they were forcing it in the wrong ways. But now people (and the Church) are more open-minded, so to me, as long as you understand what your beliefs are and moderate them throughout your life, it's all good.
Finally, it never ceases to amaze me that even though it's been talked about to death, religion is still something explosive to discuss.
It makes sense that Christianity would adopt a lot from the religions that preceded it, because it's the way of people. We adopt previous beliefs and add tweaks to make them our own. And I'm not one to say that pagan religions are necessarily bad or evil anyway, because I know that they've been around LONG before the historical birth of Christ, and many of the events of Jesus' life were sourced from them.
Also, the bible is often misinterpreted or said to be a mistranslation so I won't go into that.
I don't necessarily agree with him labeling Christianity as the fraud of the ages though. Not in the present day, at least. Maybe a few centuries ago when they were forcing it in the wrong ways. But now people (and the Church) are more open-minded, so to me, as long as you understand what your beliefs are and moderate them throughout your life, it's all good.
Finally, it never ceases to amaze me that even though it's been talked about to death, religion is still something explosive to discuss.
"Let's fight... like gentlemen." - Dudley, SF3
