Tag: God
The King and the God: Telling tales in Proto-Indo-European
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I’m such a nerd. I’m fascinated with listening to this Proto-Indo-European reconstruction and with reading the accompanying text, figuring out which words are what. The date for this hypothesized language’s spread from the Russian Steppes to Ireland would be about 8,000 to 3,000 years ago. Amazingly, there are some recognizable…
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Believing the unbelievable
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Excerpted from the essay/ebook: “Believing the Unbelievable” by Barbara G. Walker Why are human beings so frequently prone to believing the unbelievable, trusting the improbable, being convinced by the very eccentricity of the impossible? As a species, we seem to want marvels and miracles more than facts. This might account…
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Surya the sun god
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Meet Surya, sun god of India. Surya has been worshipped by Indians for at least 3,000 years, appearing in the ancient text the Rig Veda and many other writings since then. The name “Syria” derives from the same word and means “sun.” Related Indian words for “sun” include sura and…
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The gods may be crazy, but they are not aliens!
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Once again, it’s time for History Channel to trot out its “Ancient Aliens” series, which is apparently popular enough for them to run it a couple times a year. I am always surprised that HC continues to do so, since it is likely that they have received many complaints from…
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Dangerous delusions: The Messiah Complex and Jerusalem Syndrome
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For centuries since the alleged advent of Jesus Christ, many people have believed that they are the “second coming” of the Jewish messiah, creating followings of devotees who likewise become convinced of these individuals’ claim to divinity. When this “messiah complex” is manifested during a journey to the biblical “Holy…
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Defining the concept of God as energy
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Adherents of most religions believe that God is all-pervasive, omniscient and omnipotent. Islam seems to specify that God exists only at one place, and that is in the Kaabah at Mecca. Perhaps that idea is why all Muslims are directed to face the direction of Mecca while praying, wherever they…
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World Tree as Milky Way growing out of the back of a turtle
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A very interesting motif exists in mythology from Mexico to New York and Canada: The World Tree and the turtle. In Maya mythology, the First Father or Hun Hunahpu as the Maize God is depicted as emerging or resurrecting through the shell of a turtle, symbolizing the earth. This reborn…
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Why do the Maya believe Christ is the sun?
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In my ebook Jesus as the Sun throughout History, I provide evidence that the New Testament figure of “Jesus Christ” has been perceived as the “sun of righteousness” (Mal 4:2) since the formation of Christianity, appearing in numerous solar roles, possessing an abundance of solar attributes, and perceived by a…
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Maya watchtowers discovered to align with solstices and equinoxes
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In 2012, archaeologists announced news concerning astronomically aligned structures at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan. Previously largely overlooked, these ruined towers surrounding the long ceremonial area or “Great Ball Court” have now been analyzed and determined to possess alignments to the equinoxes and solstices. Alignments to…
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Islamic fundamentalists destroy 8,000-year-old rock carvings?
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UPDATE: It is being reported by Gulf News that the government of Morocco has released a statement asserting that the Muslim radicals did not destroy any rock carvings. In consideration of the fanatics’ past history, one finds it difficult to believe that someone simply made up this story. The jury…
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God in the Box at the Carmel Art & Film Festival
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“God in the Box” is a terrific film that I think will help enlighten the world and increase peace by providing an open dialogue regarding religion, mythology and atheism. If we can all accept that numerous, often disparate ideas exist within the human experience, strife and division can only be…
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Do the Bible and Koran accurately depict THE God of the cosmos?
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Take a look at this image – it’s estimated that there are 200-400 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone and that there are billions of other galaxies, at least. Many of these trillions of stars likely possess inhabitable planets. Does anyone intelligent really believe that a “God of…
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Have archaeologists found evidence of the Israelite hero Samson?
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The latest attempt at anchoring the Bible in “history” has come with the discovery of a small seal in Israel that purportedly provides “evidence” of the existence of the biblical hero Samson, renowned for his strength and heroism. The Jewish Hercules, Samson went on an unstoppable rampage, slaughtering the Philistines,…
Read More Christianity and the summer solstice
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From the below article at Examiner.com, it looks like somebody’s been reading my work. Except: “the sun mimics the death and resurrection of Jesus!” Is that what they teach at Harvard Divinity School, that the sun is mimicking Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ during the winter solstice? Couldn’t it…
Read MoreA brief explanation of how the Jesus myth was created
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Here’s a brief explanation of the subject of mythicism as it applies to Jesus and others. It is well known that, upon contact with the Greek culture as it spread east, into Persia, etc., during the first centuries surrounding the common era, many cultures began applying attributes of Greek gods…
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Does early Church father Justin Martyr quote the gospels?
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In his new book Did Jesus Exist? (23), referring to my discussion in The Christ Conspiracy of the second-century dating of the New Testament gospels, Bart Ehrman summarizes a contention in my work about whether or not the early Church father Justin Martyr (fl. 150 AD/CE) mentioned or quoted the…
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The concept of Creation in Hinduism
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The concept of Creation in Hinduismby Murali Chemuturi Let me begin by saying that, in reality, there is no religion called “Hinduism.” What we call Sanathana (ancient) Dharma (righteous conduct) is presently referred to as Hinduism. The word “Hindu” was coined by the Mlecchas (“Arabs/Egyptians”) to denote people residing on…
Read More The Son-Sun pun strawman
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In his book Did Jesus Exist?, Bart Ehrman singles me out for especial berating, suggesting repeatedly that I am “making things up” and placing me in a category of mythicists whose writings constitute “sensationalist claims that are so extravagant, so wrongheaded, and so poorly substantiated that it is no wonder…
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Please respect my religion! New video!
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Note from the author: Thank you for watching my video – I hope you enjoyed it. I am planning to do many more videos, including a full-length documentary based on my book The Christ Conspiracy. However, I am in need of better computer equipment to do so and do not…
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God in the Box to be shown at ArcLight Cinema!
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UPDATE: We made it into the top five, so we’re in! Look for the showing on November 7-10 in Hollywood. Here’s the ArcLight channel on Youtube with the Film Festival playlist. ArcLight Cinema in Los Angeles is having a vote on films/ documentaries to show in its theaters. One of…
Read MoreGod in the Box documentary at Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis
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Great news! The long-awaited documentary “God in the Box” is going to be screened at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana! See if you or someone you know can make it – you might just recognize a familiar face… “God in the Box” is a fascinating film made by…
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Garden of Eden originally a Pygmy myth?
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In one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read, Pygmy Kitabu, Belgian anthropologist Dr. Jean-Pierre Hallet relates numerous detailed legends of the Pygmy people of the Ituri Forest in the Congo, including their origin and savior myths. Hallet, who spent some 30 years living off and on with the…
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God’s wife makes the news – finally
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Well, it’s only been about 2,500 years in the making, but finally the wife of God is getting her due. Many of us have known for decades what Discovery “News” is now reporting. Of course, it hasn’t been polite for the mainstream media to reveal such important faith-challenging facts, so…
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Ancient Greek ‘Altar of the 12 Gods’ endangered by Athens railway
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An important ancient Greek archaeological site from the sixth century BCE, the Altar of the 12 Gods in the Agora at Athens, is currently endangered by the activity of a local railway company, the ISAP. One of the oldest ruins in the city, the altar honored the 12 Olympian gods:…
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The Son of God is the Sun of God
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In the myth of the Inca/Peruvian creator god Viracocha appear a number of important mythological and astrotheological motifs that can be found in many other religions, including Christianity. For example, Viracocha possesses solar attributes, such as the golden color and the sun crown. Another astrotheological or nature-worshipping motif are the…
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