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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It may be plausible, although all writings by humans should be considered questionable. Norse, Greek, Egyptian and Hindu religions speak of hundreds of divine figures, how do we determine the validity of each? If it is my other written witness of the time, then we should have to consider the existence of many other individuals through ancient history that shed doubt upon the common pop-religions of today.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Norse, Greek, Egyptian and Hindu religions speak of hundreds of divine figures, how do we determine the validity of each?

I don't think there are any 'valid' divine figures. I regard any christian accounts of Jesus to be mythical, I just think it likely these myths were based on a historical figure. This isnt uncommon, Egyptian pharaohs were thought to be divine, which is absurd, but I wouldn't claim the pharaohs didnt exist historically, clearly they did, and claimed to be divine as many people have throughout the course of human history

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Ah, fair assessment. I agree this likely to be the case.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think the gnostics had it right. Not the bizarro ones but those who recognized the sad state of the world and how it's run by malevolent entities.