Why would a free thinking want oppressive, ignorant, intolerant, hateful garbage based
on ancient mythology.
So before someone begins doubting the accuracy of the Gospel accounts of Jesus based on some supposed parallels to ancient Persian, Greek, and Egyptian mythology, it would probably be wise to check the facts
on the ancient mythology.
WASP, all religions are based
on ancient mythologies, but there really are Christians and other religions.
Not exact matches
Why a non-terrestrial culture would name their planet after a figure in
ancient Roman
mythology is open to question (Romulus and Remus were reared by a she - wolf and went
on to found the city of Rome, which also takes its name from Romulus).
Even more amazing is that you «know» this based
on an
ancient book that was cobbled together thousands of years ago and stole stories from pagan
mythology.
@ total non sense Perhaps we're splitting hairs here, but I was trying to be kind by implying that rather than treating religiosity as a mental disability, for which the supposedly clinically sick can receive insurance benefits and evade personal actionable responsibility by claiming illness, it would be better to treat religiosity as a societal functional disorder which can be addressed through better education and a perceptional shift towards accepting scientific explanations for how the world works rather than relying
on literal interpretations of
ancient bronze age
mythologies and their many derivations since.
Everyone has beliefs, but not everyone bases their beliefs
on imaginary beings or
ancient books of
mythology.
Supersti - tion will inevitably lose its place in society and be looked back
on just as today we look back at
ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Greek
mythologies, except centuries and millennia from now it will be referred to as
ancient Christian, Jewish, and Muslim
mythologies.
For instance, an essay
on Ancient Near Eastern
Mythology,» by Robert Wexler, president of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, states that
on the basis of modern scholarship, it seems unlikely that the story of Genesis originated in Palestine.
These
ancient belief systems are based
on superst.ition and
mythology.
An
ancient rabbinic method of exegesis called midrash, which sought out and inevitably found the solution to problems perceived in the biblical text, resulted in the creation of an abundant
mythology that eventually took
on a life of its own.
And what better way to draw more non-believers to your new religion than to base your new religion
on one that already exists — the god of Abraham of
ancient mythology.
It scares me how many people today don't have a good grip
on reality and blindly accept
ancient mythology as fact.
Most theist religions such Judaism, Christianity, Islam, HInduism,
Ancient Greek Paganism, all rely
on miracles and
mythology to explain things.
Michael Witzel, an authority
on ancient texts of India and comparative
mythology at Harvard University, agrees.
It was through Campbell's seminars
on the
mythology of India that Leslie received her first exposure to Sanskrit, the language of sacred sound,
ancient Indian texts, and of Yoga.
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on homosexuality from various world cultures, spanning
ancient times to the present.
Rather than idle away precious hours
on trivial stories or randomly chosen nonfiction, reading, writing, and listening instruction would be built into the study of
ancient civilizations in first grade, for example, Greek
mythology in second, or the human body in third.
The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system of the day and a commentary
on women's independence.In
ancient Greek
mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life.
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The important thing is that I didn't base the book exactly
on any one other book, it's a mashup of themes and elements I found in several other books; and those books are borrowing themes and elements from
ancient mythology or pop culture (public knowledge).
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ancient mythology and Balinese manuscripts inscribed
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We don't see many games based
on this
mythology, but this all might change after SCEA's latest game, which puts you smack down the middle of
ancient Greece in God of War for the PS2.
Like past God of War games, it takes players
on a Cliff's Notes tour of an
ancient religion, with Norse
mythology taking over this time for the Greek pantheon of its predecessors.
The first version for the PlayStation 2 March 13, 2007, is the second installment of the series God of War for pc, the sixth in the order, and the war following God 2005 The game is loosely based
on Greek
mythology and
ancient Greece with a vengeance as a central motif.
Faith of Danschant is a 3D
ancient and fantasy RPG console game created by Joyfun, users will have a fabulous adventure in a fictional world based
on Chinese traditional
mythology.
The first version for the PlayStation 2 March 13, 2007, is the second installment of the series God of War for pc, the sixth in the order, and the war following God 2005 The free pc games is loosely based
on Greek
mythology and
ancient Greece with a vengeance as a central motif.
This game is based
on ancient Persian
mythology bringing to life the epic battles of the mythological hero, Garshasp, in the
ancient lands against the evil monsters.
The plot takes place in
ancient times, and is based
on stories from Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Chinese
mythologies.
Mary Reid Kelley creates videos, photographs, and drawings all based
on her humorous and poignant renditions of
ancient Greek
mythology and historical events.
Three themes that emerge from her work are explored in Outcasts: finding a voice, the process of constructing multiple perspectives
on female identity; hybrid alternatives to the status quo, harnessing
ancient and modern
mythologies to subvert the established social and cultural order; and healing and empowerment as pathways to resistance, inclusiveness and recovery from loss and trauma.
Spearheaded by Leon Golub and united by a shared interest in the figure during a period that is often seen as dominated by abstraction, the group created deeply psychological works that drew
on classical
mythology and
ancient art.
In these excerpts from Phaidon's newly released «Flying Too Close to the Sun,» we examine the influence of
ancient mythology on contemporary art.
Inspirations came from Greek and Roman
mythology, history, and places, French Neo-classicism, and contemporary graffiti
on ancient local walls.
From the year 1980, he integrates figures from
mythology,
ancient themes and draws
on the iconography of old masters (Poussin, Goya, Courbet...).
He is inspired by
ancient mythologies to current events, and his installations focus
on transformation, ethereality, chance, and discovering beauty through the cycles of nature.
The Pueblo people discovered the ruins of these
ancient cities, building
on them and making them their own, and created an entire
mythology about their ancestors.
Dashi Namdakov is a Russian sculptor, graphic artist and jeweller whose works draw
on the
ancient culture and artistic styles of the Eurasian steppes and
on Buddhist and shamanic
mythology.
In the 1950s, the atomic - scientist - turned - artist, inspired by everything from Surrealism to
ancient mythology, began creating a mind - bending body of work in which words and images become ideograms that border
on the hallucinatory.
It's six hours long, called «River of Fundament,» and is very loosely based
on Norman Mailer's
Ancient Evenings and the Egyptian
mythology of Osiris, Horus, and their unorthodox relationships with their female family members.
Barney centered the film around three performances loosely based
on Egyptian
mythology and Norman Mailer's period novel of 1983,
Ancient Evenings.
Entang Wiharso (b. 1967, Tegal, Indonesia) studied painting, graduating from the Indonesian Institute of Arts in Yogyakarta in 1994 and is widely regarded for his dramatic visual language which draws
on popular culture and
ancient mythology to create unique images of contemporary life.
Bedford Gallery (CA), Call for Artists - Sky: A National Juried Exhibition Deadline Extended: January 22nd, 2014 Theme: From
ancient mythology to surreal skyscapes, artists and philosophers have long meditated
on the theme of sky.
Mary Reid Kelley presents five videos based
on her humorous and poignant renditions of
ancient Greek
mythology and historical events.
Their conversation focused
on Campbell's knowledge of
ancient mythology.
It appears to me the the number 40 had magical significence to the
ancients of the near and middle east: the flood's 40 days and nights of rain; the Jews wandering in the wilderness for 40 years; Moses's 40 days and nights» sojourn
on Mt. Sinai to receive the law; Jesus's 40 days and nights in the desert; Ali Baba and the forty thieves; and likely more references that I've missed (e.g. Muslim
mythology?).
GAMDIAS is a gaming brand based
on ancient Greek
Mythology, coupled with a visually pleasing work of beauty, obsessed with pursuing the epitome of gaming.