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I am a PP - former Catholic, now an atheist.  If archaeologists can unearth artifacts from prehistoric days, certainly they would have discovered primary accounts of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.  [b]There are many stories stemming from pagan beliefs, however, that share common themes with the life of Jesus - virgin birth, death, resurrection, magical skills[/b].

Once upon a time - long before we had the scientific method - we thought that gods controlled nature.  Did you even think about the phrase, Acts of God, found in insurance claims?  These many gods controlled too many groups of people who were able to be unified under one god.  Remember that leaders once upon a time were the direct line to God - similar to a priest's role when he absolves you of your sins.

So these many gods were combined into one.  And while the Hebrew god, Yaweh, became "the God," Yaweh is rooted in Asherah, which was a pagan goddess.

I could go on and on, especially about the Jews being enslaved by the Egyptians, which was most likely another story, but I'll end it here.[/quote]

Groundhog! You're still here pushing Horus and his golden penis, and Mithras, being born from a rock and staying a bull!

I feel sorry for anybody who has such an absolutist view of the world that they are unable to contemplate any supernatural, extra-scientific presence in our lives. I don't care if you reject Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or Wicca.

I do find this dogmatic atheist viewpoint extreme in its own rigidity of thought.[/quote]

Rigidity is being forced to live by ancient rules.

That doesn't define me at all.[/quote]

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