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Sheshbazzar · 01-01-2009, 09:06 AM

Snopes.com provides hundreds of examples. One that I had foremost in mind, was that old "Proctor & Gamble donates to the Church of Satan", saw that has been passed around among christians for decades.
They never did give a shit whether what they were saying was factual or not, just another convenient lie employed to promote their religious paranoia.

George S · 01-01-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BurnoutXD360

I'm pretty sure that event was a planetary alignment. Though why three guys would follow the direction of an extra bright "star" is beyond me. Sure, such an unusual sight would certainly merit more intensive observation, but actually following it? Nah, doesn't make sense to me either.

There is, of course, the 'nova theory.' A nova faded out just as the magicians arrived near Bethlehem. Too bad that astronomical observations from other civilizations fail to note a nova at that time even though they report novae both before and after.

The mythic quality of magicians from the East validating a local god is really quite apparent.

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Sheshbazzar Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: On the path of knowledge Posts: 8,889	Snopes.com provides hundreds of examples. One that I had foremost in mind, was that old "Proctor & Gamble donates to the Church of Satan", saw that has been passed around among christians for decades. They never did give a shit whether what they were saying was factual or not, just another convenient lie employed to promote their religious paranoia.

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