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Dont know, did he die and come back to life?
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Better still - went to the heavens when his "mortal part" died to live with the gods.
More food for thought: The Twelve Labors of Hercules parallels the supposed miracles.
Now - fold into this all of the "pagan" customs that give christianity it's character (eggs, rabbits for fertility in the Spring, yule logs and tree lighting for winter, and of course gift giving for the festival of Janus). What you have here is an awful lot of circumstantial evidence of where and what inspired the whole thing, at least as we know it.
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yeah, in fact I think the only thing left about easter and xmas these days is the old pagan aspect, the christianity has fallen away completely.
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I just stick to the old Saxon/Germanic festivities. Feasting, drinking, bringing greenery into the house, giving gifts. Easy and it fits, it is our culture. 
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Munchies_Matt wrote: the christianity has fallen away completely.
Speak for yourself. 
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Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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We are still talking about Leslie Nielsen, aren't we?
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well, in terms of winter solstice births ... don't forget Baldur, Amaterasu, Mithra, Saturn, Hephaestus, Quetzalcoat, Srinivasa Ramanujan ...
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
modified 21-Dec-18 15:01pm.
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Thats quite a few isnt it, I guess we all still worship the sun really!
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If you're really interested in the solar aspects of theogony, I'd recommend: [^]
David Wray is a world-class numismatist/scholar who specializes in ancient Mediterranean world symbolism, icons, cultural history. His book: "The Secret Roots of Christianity: Decoding Religious History with Symbols on Ancient Coins" is a masterpiece of scholarship overflowing with information on ancient trade-routes, geo-political struggles. the coming of Rome to world-domination. The book is written for a wider audience than professional scholars; it is NOT a book that promotes any religion, or attacks any religion. No ancient astronauts 
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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Did we not grow over the idea of the sun dying?
Merry days, and have a good new year 
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Wow, Jesus = Isis! 
Never made the connection before...
Though, come to think of it, how to make a god?
Take some cool power from previous gods, bolt it on! 
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Super Lloyd wrote: how to make a god?
Take some cool power from previous gods, bolt it on
IOW, very similar to the way you make new humans/cows/dogs/chickens/...
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True dat! 
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Yeah, thats the way to sell a god, dont change the dates, dont change the ceremony, just change the face and the name
(Hence the European xmas, utterly pagan still, as is easter, just named after jesus these days.
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..and the upcoming celebrations of same.
Eat, Drink and be Merry (but don't get too merry and then drive).
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Driving to and from dirty stinking L.A. leads not to merriment.
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May Cernunnos and Ceriddwyn bless you, may Rhiannon let you ride her in dreams to the places between worlds, may you hear Baldur's joyful birth-cry just after Frigga gives birth, may your hard drives not crash.
and, merry, merry !
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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Ditto.
Don't drink and firework either. Have a good new year Frodo! 
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Happy Holidays everyone and have a blessed new year!
Have a blast!
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Have a Merry whatever and a Happy New thingy.
Just make sure you don't get too merry and drive!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Hahahahaha. The "Whatever" and "New Thingy" thing is just LOL! Anyways thanks!
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Well, you see, it is important not to have politics or religion in the Lounge. That's what the Soapbox is for! 
Have a good one anyway.
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Agreed, and that's why I used the term "Happy Holidays" 
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it is the winter solstice now, a time where, in many cultures, rites and holidays celebrate the eventual return of the sun and life, and unite us in, help us to remember, our deeper humanity in the face of, in counterpoint to, the "gathering dark."
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