Christmas again and I just don't get it. A religion that was patched and cobbled together from everything that was going then the main pitch was fear that you'd go to hell if you broke stupid and arbitrary rules, all slithering away from Rome, all made up by hypocritical old men. It makes me despair. Why couldn't they have kept a couple of the interesting gospels when baby Jesus was growing up and learning all about his magic powers, behaving normally - though the one about making his enemies fall through the ice of a frozen river might have been a tough one given the location. Still, it would have spiced a few long dull Sundays up no end and might even have kept me in the fold. Not really. But it would have taken me longer.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.so many people who just can't believe this is it ! so much so they'd rather believe in hans christian andersen or is it lewis carol. either way I'll have a quarter oz of what ever fuels their fire
markdevenish
Level 7
Dec 31, 2017
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it was Christ-mass. The fable of Santa Claus was a bit more juicy. A malignant spirit would creep into your home and steal your children if they were naughty. The'd be thrown into a bag and be eaten later. There isn't a damn civilization anywhere on the planet, nor throughout history, that wasn't cobbled together.
Jack-of-scythes
Level 6
Dec 30, 2017
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christmas now is Big Business. YUGE BIZ!!!
GipsyOfNewSpain
Level 9
Dec 30, 2017
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christmas now is Big Business. YUGE BIZ!!!
GipsyOfNewSpain
Level 9
Dec 30, 2017
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Yes indeed. I often think about the reality of what a god-baby must have been like for Mary and Joseph. "Oh, your new baby looks so heavenly...!" "Er, funny you should mention that....." And I wonder if Mary and Joseph had a carriage or cart, and if so whether they had a sign at the back that read "Caution, Cosmic Baby Onboard!" .... Other cart drivers would say, "Don't run into that cart, for Christ's sake! (Literally). Oh I've got a whole repertoire...I think about these things. Misspent youth, hanging around philosophy tutorials and reading books when I should have been out smoking, drinking and chasing girls. Well, have a good day.
David1955
Level 8
Dec 30, 2017
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That's/This is the way it goes; the current winning paradigm. Am hoping folks will become more enlightened with time... A larger percentage of the public realize what a hoax religions are... choose reality instead. But I don't see this happening for centuries to the last 5-10 percent. Easier for people to be sheep, "believe", get led around.
BobFenner
Level 7
Dec 30, 2017
1
I've just survived an entire Christmas without anyone, at any point, mentioning Jesus or God. We just treat it as a holiday. Then again, I live in the UK and surround myself with enlightened individuals 
zanyfish
Level 6
Dec 30, 2017
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all my friends left coz of the blue meanies so well done finding some survivors. we're dotted all over the world
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