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  Who Invented... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-03-12 10:09 -0800
    Re: Who Invented... Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-03-12 20:37 +0000
    Re: Who Invented... Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 13:19 -0800
    Re: Who Invented... John Locke <johnnydemon666@demonmail.com> - 2016-03-12 13:20 -0800
    Re: Who Invented... hhyapster@gmail.com - 2016-03-13 03:43 -0700

#2073253 — Who Invented...

Who invented No God?

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#2073320

On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:09:25 -0800, The Starmaker wrote:

> Who invented No God?

The first person who didn't believe the person that invented a god.

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2073352

On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 10:09:40 AM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
> Who invented No God?

Everybody who ever tried to convince people he was real.  To do that you need evidence and there is none, other than the evidence that debunks bible stories like the worldwide flood that never made it to Asia, or the Exodus.  

Who invented an imaginary man in the sky first and why is the Christian God so much like several other god stories that preceded it?

http://www.liberalamerica.org/2015/03/17/5-near-identical-jesus-christ-myths-that-predate-jesus/

Horus 3100 B.C.
Some translations and Egyptian myths say that he had 12 disciples, and was born of a virgin in a cave. His birth was announced by a star, and was attended by three wise men. He was baptized at age thirty by Anup the Baptizer. Horus performed miracles, including rising at least one person from the dead and walking on water. He was crucified, buried in a tomb, and resurrected, just like Jesus Christ.

 Buddha 563 B.C.
Buddha's mother, Queen Maha Maya, had a dream that a white elephant with six tusks entered her right side, impregnating her. As was tradition in this time, the mother left her husband's kingdom to give birth near her father. She did not make it the entire way, though, and gave birth while traveling. Buddha was born in a garden beneath a tree. In addition to this birth story, Buddha, like Jesus, also performed miracles, healed the sick, walked on water, fed 500 men from a single basket of cakes, was transfigured on a mount, and taught chastity, temperance, tolerance, compassion, love, and the equality of all. There are also some texts that say he was crucified, spent three days in hell, and was resurrected. That is not what killed him, though, as he died in his old age from what is believed to be food poisoning.

Mithra 2000 B.C.
Yet another example of virginal birth, Mithra was born to the virgin Anahita on December 25th. He was swaddled and placed in a manger, where he was tended to by shepherds. Like Jesus and Horus, he had 12 companions (which can be interpreted as disciples). He also performed miracles, identified with both the lion and the lamb, sacrificed his life to save the world, was dead for three days before being resurrected, and was known as the messiah, the savior, and "the Way, the Truth and the Light." His religion also had a Eucharistic-style "Lord's supper."

Krishna  3000 B.C.
Krishna, a Hindu God, was born after his mother was impregnated by a God. His birth was attended by angels, wise men, and shepherds, and he was presented with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Like Jesus, when Krishna was born, a tyrant had ordered the slaughter of all newborns. In addition, he was baptized in a river, performed miracles, raised the dead, healed the deaf and blind, used parables to teach charity and love, rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, and it is believe he will someday return to earth to battle the "Prince of Evil."

 Osiris (around 2500 B.C.)
Osiris was the son of one of the many Egyptian Gods. Like Jesus, Osiris was portrayed as a bearded man, and his myth says that he was killed and the resurrected after three days in hell. Also like Jesus, Osiris performed miracles, had 12 disciples, and taught that people could be born again through baptism in water. In addition, Osiris had many titles, including "Lord of Lords," "King of Kings," and "Good Shepherd."

There are many more religious figures who have multiple similarities to Jesus, including Odysseus, Romulus, Dionysus, Heracles, Glycon, and others. Mythical stories depicting the virginal births of the sons of Gods go back millennia, most likely predating the advent of writing. Ancient myths neither prove nor disprove the existence of the Christian deity Jesus, but they certainly bring about some interesting questions, and I'm not sure that any of these questions will ever be answered.

There's 5 more here:  http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-christ-like-figures-who-pre-date-jesus/

The Christian mythology is at best derivative, at worst one of the most evil ideas along with Islam, to ever come from the minds of men.  The slaughter of innocent humans for the whim of an imaginary entity is a stain on the body of humanity.  All of this nonsense should have disappeared the moment the first errors of the bible were revealed.

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#2073353

On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:09:25 -0800, The Starmaker
<starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Who invented No God?
>
...no inventing needed. No "God" is the default. But theists have
tenaciously persisted in conjuring up invisible sky daddys
contrary to common sense. 

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#2073617

On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:09:40 AM UTC+8, The Starmaker wrote:
> Who invented No God?

Common sense.

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