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Warpy

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4. Silly myths surround most ancient figures

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sat Dec 26, 2015, 12:50 PM

Dec 2015

and the same myths are recycled over and over again, a veritable treadmill of heroes/demigods having virgin births and working miracles and rising from the dead, especially around the Mediterranean, the myths being tacked on long after they were dead and buried in order to tell people they were different from birth so don't YOU try to be special, you're not.

But determining ability to use the force by a blood test? Really? George, what the fuck were you thinking?

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The Christmas story is like the Star Wars prequels. [View all] edhopper Dec 2015 OP

It's kind of fun to pop in to a saltpoint Dec 2015 #1

If you have a smartphone edhopper Dec 2015 #2

I'm suprrised no one had saltpoint Dec 2015 #3

But so much of it is just a retread of early stuff edhopper Dec 2015 #6

I guess Egypt was the swinging hot spot saltpoint Dec 2015 #7

Silly myths surround most ancient figures Warpy Dec 2015 #4

Thankfully edhopper Dec 2015 #5

The Roman census was an account not only of persons but also of land, livestock, and slaves; struggle4progress Dec 2015 #8

I am not saying there was no census at all edhopper Dec 2015 #9

And how fucking many people skepticscott Dec 2015 #11

I agree it is very hard to know how many people goldent Dec 2015 #12

And your point is what? skepticscott Dec 2015 #15

Congruence with earlier prophecies IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2015 #16

Years ago, the state I lived in... goldent Dec 2015 #17

Ah, NOW I get it skepticscott Dec 2015 #18

Did you have to travel edhopper Dec 2015 #19

I've never heard of that. In fact, as I remember, you could travel to any goldent Dec 2015 #20

So you still want to hold that edhopper Dec 2015 #22

'Found this piece about the saltpoint Dec 2015 #10

It's the age-old excuse: Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #31

Very good point. As most men and women saltpoint Dec 2015 #33

Yes. And of course the double standard is always there. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #35

Also true. The "sperm donors" saltpoint Jan 2016 #36

I actually made the mistake of watching the prequel triology this Christmas... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #13

That's only because edhopper Dec 2015 #14

Are the prequels really that bad? goldent Dec 2015 #21

They are beyond bad. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #25

Well sooner or later I will watch them. goldent Dec 2015 #27

To be fair edhopper Dec 2015 #29

The only way to watch is the Machete Order Goblinmonger Dec 2015 #32

Phantom Menace is bad... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #34

With little effort, you cold rearrange the posts in here to similate the StarWars prequels. rug Dec 2015 #23

How was "Lips"? edhopper Dec 2015 #24

Fantastic! A wonderful time was had by all rug Dec 2015 #26

Sounds like great fun edhopper Dec 2015 #28

Hah, her brothers keep talking about Star Wars so she dislikes it by proxy. rug Dec 2015 #30