Fact or Faith

Sharing some of the lesser known facts about organized religion...

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@MomFreethinker That's fantastic! Nice to know you too! :)

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The empty tomb of Jesus is visited by 3 women. The story of Dionysus & Osiris also have 3 women visiting their empty tomb.

[Monica McGee @Monicks]

No matter what you believe in, there comes a point where you can no longer reconcile the claims of faith with the facts of life. #atheism

[Daily Atheism @AtheistQ]

"Forget Jesus; the stars died so that you could be here today! Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded" Lawrence Krauss

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According to a National poll, as many as 80% of Christians believe that dinosaur bones are either fake or the age of them is incorrect.

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Most absurd Christian idea in history: "diabolical mimicry." Comes courtesy of Justin Martyr...

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@jrrrjitzaaa Not yet! You're absolutely right though! Thanks!

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In the Bacchae, King Pentheus is a tyrannical ruler who doesn't believe in Dionysus' divinity. This was 5 centuries before Jesus.

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In Euripides' play, The Bacchae, Dionysus is portrayed as a quiet stranger with long hair & a beard who brings a new religion.

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Unfortunately, this idea was such a common & ancient allegory at the time that it was more like plagiarism than prophecy.

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In 40 BCE, Roman poet & Pagan, Virgil, made a prophecy that a virgin would give birth to a divine child.

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@rnistuk Definitely!

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@hurlarious Apparently very true! I was surprised!

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Geez. You Atheists & Agnostics are ballbusters, man! I bet you make Fundies cry! :) LOL

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@ProfMTH Really appreciate your open mindedness though! Very cool! Gonna try to stick to stuff that doesn't require so much backstory! LOL