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To: balrog666
Are you saying that the One and Only didn't Create those things? Or that it was some afterthought necessary because some simple human screwed up the Perfect Divine Plan in an way unforeseen by God? Or are you just blowing smoke out of your @ss?

A bit from column A, a bit from column B, and mostly from column C.

It all goes back to Zoroaster deciding that Ahura Mazda created all the "good things" (cattle, horses, etc.) whilst Ahriman created all the "evil things" (insects, bugs, etc.). Judaism and Christianity cribbed these ideas from Zoroastrianism without atribution, and without thinking too clearly about the implications for their alleged "one God responsible for absolutely everything" theory. It's a little weird to assert that we have lice because Eve took a bite of an apple; at least the Persian myth is a little less bizarre and doesn't saddle us with an unearned "original sin" merely because we had the audacity to be born.

70 posted on 08/26/2003 4:42:59 PM PDT by Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy
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To: Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy
A bit from column A, a bit from column B, and mostly from column C. It all goes back to Zoroaster deciding that Ahura Mazda created all the "good things" (cattle, horses, etc.) whilst Ahriman created all the "evil things" (insects, bugs, etc.). Judaism and Christianity cribbed these ideas from Zoroastrianism without atribution, and without thinking too clearly about the implications for their alleged "one God responsible for absolutely everything" theory. It's a little weird to assert that we have lice because Eve took a bite of an apple; at least the Persian myth is a little less bizarre and doesn't saddle us with an unearned "original sin" merely because we had the audacity to be born.

Yes, yes, you are correct. Almost everything becomes obvious in retrospect.

Resolving the obvious is always a valuable lesson if it can be understood. Let's see who pursues it without the requisite understanding.

73 posted on 08/26/2003 5:54:17 PM PDT by balrog666 (Lions 21, Christians 0)
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