Thread: Myth of Religion
View Single Post
Old 07-23-2007, 05:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
Katczinsky
Senator
 
Katczinsky's Avatar
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Columbus, OH
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,680
Country:
Points: 14,414, Level: 77
Points: 14,414, Level: 77 Points: 14,414, Level: 77 Points: 14,414, Level: 77
Level up: 91%, 36 Points needed
Level up: 91% Level up: 91% Level up: 91%
Activity: 9%
Activity: 9% Activity: 9% Activity: 9%
Send a message via AIM to Katczinsky
Katczinsky is offline 		Reply With Quote
 
I agree...but...

Quote:
You say "Christianity isn't much older than the other ancient religions" - it's actually 500 years newer than Buddhism, and clearly newer than Judaism. In fact, it seems to be a product of the earlier "axial age" of Socrates, Buddha and Jeremiah, and has very clear links to both Mithraism and Zoroastrianism. Check out Karen Armstrong's brilliant book "The Great Transformation".
Yes, this is what I meant. I guess I meant to say it isn't much newer than the other ancient religions.
"If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72