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Dave31 · 06-28-2010, 05:58 PM

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I'm not sure he can be trusted, not to mention the fact that he has no relevant credentials whatsoever and has no linguistic skills either. His research might be okay but, his malicious smears against Acharya put me off ever reading anything by him FOREVER.

Dave31 · 06-28-2010, 06:00 PM

Here is Acharya's youtube video giving a basic introduction into the mythicist position as mentioned in the original post here. It is different from the previous articles. Check the links in the info box below the video for further reading too.

The Mythicist Position video

As a reminder:

The Mythicist Position:

"Mythicism represents the perspective that many gods, goddesses and other heroes and legendary figures said to possess extraordinary and/or supernatural attributes are not “real people” but are in fact mythological characters. Along with this view comes the recognition that many of these figures personify or symbolize natural phenomena, such as the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations, etc., constituting what is called “astromythology” or “astrotheology.” As a major example of the mythicist position, it is determined that various biblical characters such as Adam and Eve, Satan, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, King David, Solomon and Jesus Christ, among other entities, in reality represent mythological figures along the same lines as the Egyptian, Sumerian, Phoenician, Indian, Greek, Roman and other godmen, who are all presently accepted as myths, rather than historical figures."

- Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, page 12

GakuseiDon · 06-28-2010, 07:19 PM

Just a little in-joke about the crucified Horus between my ol' friend Dave31 and me:

The crucified (sorry, cruciform) Pillsbury Doughboy, with his rolling pin of Destiny!

Dave31 · 06-29-2010, 05:40 AM

Here is Acharya's youtube video giving a basic introduction into the mythicist position as mentioned in the original post here. It is different from the previous articles. Check the links in the info box below the video for further reading too.

The Mythicist Position video

As a reminder:

Quote:

The Mythicist Position:

"Mythicism represents the perspective that many gods, goddesses and other heroes and legendary figures said to possess extraordinary and/or supernatural attributes are not “real people” but are in fact mythological characters. Along with this view comes the recognition that many of these figures personify or symbolize natural phenomena, such as the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations, etc., constituting what is called “astromythology” or “astrotheology.” As a major example of the mythicist position, it is determined that various biblical characters such as Adam and Eve, Satan, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, King David, Solomon and Jesus Christ, among other entities, in reality represent mythological figures along the same lines as the Egyptian, Sumerian, Phoenician, Indian, Greek, Roman and other godmen, who are all presently accepted as myths, rather than historical figures."

- Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, page 12

ApostateAbe · 06-29-2010, 08:25 AM

Yeah, that definition of mythicism sucks, because it would make me a mythicist, too. If you don't want to answer the rhetorical challenges thrown against Acharya S, then perhaps you should instead choose to justify the disagreeable statements that you present as facts. Or, are you here just to advertise?

dog-on · 06-29-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ApostateAbe

Yeah, that definition of mythicism sucks, because it would make me a mythicist, too. If you don't want to answer the rhetorical challenges thrown against Acharya S, then perhaps you should instead choose to justify the disagreeable statements that you present as facts. Or, are you here just to advertise?

Well, let's see.

The evidence we have are texts that purport the existence of a supernatural god/man.

Do you accept these texts as likely true or as likely mythical.

If you wish to remove any bits from the texts in order to make your case, aren't you just making up your own version instead?

ApostateAbe · 06-29-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dog-on

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Originally Posted by ApostateAbe

Yeah, that definition of mythicism sucks, because it would make me a mythicist, too. If you don't want to answer the rhetorical challenges thrown against Acharya S, then perhaps you should instead choose to justify the disagreeable statements that you present as facts. Or, are you here just to advertise?

Well, let's see.

The evidence we have are texts that purport the existence of a supernatural god/man.

Do you accept these texts as likely true or as likely mythical.

If you wish to remove any bits from the texts in order to make your case, aren't you just making up your own version instead?

Yes.

Toto · 06-29-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GakuseiDon

Just a little in-joke about the crucified Horus between my ol' friend Dave31 and me:

...

Dave31 was not amused.

Kapyong · 06-29-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave31

I'm not sure he can be trusted, not to mention the fact that he has no relevant credentials whatsoever and has no linguistic skills either. His research might be okay but, his malicious smears against Acharya put me off ever reading anything by him FOREVER.

So,
you link to a page where you and your friends maliciously smear him ?

Hypocrite.

Kap

ApostateAbe · 06-29-2010, 02:37 PM

Dave31, let's get back on topic. Am I a mythicist?

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06-28-2010, 06:00 PM	#92
Dave31 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 425	Here is Acharya's youtube video giving a basic introduction into the mythicist position as mentioned in the original post here. It is different from the previous articles. Check the links in the info box below the video for further reading too. The Mythicist Position video As a reminder: The Mythicist Position: "Mythicism represents the perspective that many gods, goddesses and other heroes and legendary figures said to possess extraordinary and/or supernatural attributes are not “real people” but are in fact mythological characters. Along with this view comes the recognition that many of these figures personify or symbolize natural phenomena, such as the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations, etc., constituting what is called “astromythology” or “astrotheology.” As a major example of the mythicist position, it is determined that various biblical characters such as Adam and Eve, Satan, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, King David, Solomon and Jesus Christ, among other entities, in reality represent mythological figures along the same lines as the Egyptian, Sumerian, Phoenician, Indian, Greek, Roman and other godmen, who are all presently accepted as myths, rather than historical figures." - Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, page 12

06-28-2010, 07:19 PM	#93
GakuseiDon Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 5,714	Just a little in-joke about the crucified Horus between my ol' friend Dave31 and me: The crucified (sorry, cruciform) Pillsbury Doughboy, with his rolling pin of Destiny!

06-29-2010, 08:25 AM	#95
ApostateAbe Contributor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MT Posts: 10,656	Yeah, that definition of mythicism sucks, because it would make me a mythicist, too. If you don't want to answer the rhetorical challenges thrown against Acharya S, then perhaps you should instead choose to justify the disagreeable statements that you present as facts. Or, are you here just to advertise?

06-29-2010, 02:37 PM	#100
ApostateAbe Contributor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MT Posts: 10,656	Dave31, let's get back on topic. Am I a mythicist?

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