tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post4360692733282210413..comments2024-03-28T19:18:04.235-07:00Comments on Deity Shmeity: An Invented ReligionGrundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-61456678933218787762013-07-28T12:27:56.189-07:002013-07-28T12:27:56.189-07:00Follow the great leader! I would properly replace ...Follow the great leader! I would properly replace Jesus with a 'Kim Jong Il-ish' kind of fellow and improve the layout of Christianity. Then I would eradicate all education systems, and create a new one where all should worship the omnipotent pope that needs to be reincarnated once in a while.<br />The Pope, or God Incarnate as he will be known, will be vengeful.<br /><br />Oh and alter Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068033798469721597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-39716218036755231452013-07-27T18:18:49.780-07:002013-07-27T18:18:49.780-07:00Smith may have believed it by the time he invented...Smith may have believed it by the time he invented Mormonism. It makes me also wonder if L Ron Hubbard started believing his writings as well, I mean that scientology also some whacked out stuff.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243905647317437724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-62022293130763320352013-07-27T07:37:08.258-07:002013-07-27T07:37:08.258-07:00Also, I see more influence from Christianity and t...Also, I see more influence from Christianity and the Masonic traditions/culture that he was so enamored with in Mormonism than I see any resemblance to Islam.Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-88845702479278487112013-07-27T07:23:31.748-07:002013-07-27T07:23:31.748-07:00Smith was a known con man as a young man, but I th...Smith was a known con man as a young man, but I think by the time he invented Mormonism, he was so delusional that he actually believed it. Sure, he probably enjoyed the power and influence he had over his follower's lives, but I think he was a believer until the bitter end.Sheldonhttp://ramblingsofsheldon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-7686426396841331782013-07-26T23:01:34.644-07:002013-07-26T23:01:34.644-07:00We have one that was invented, clearly for that pu...We have one that was invented, clearly for that purpose, in the full glare of recent recorded history: Mormonism. And it is clearly very similar to other Abrahamic religions (Smith modeled himself on Muhammad to an extent, but most prophets probably imitate successful predecessors). It does seem goofier than Christianity, but that's only because Christianity's myths are more familiar.<Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-18769666709088162602013-07-26T20:13:38.514-07:002013-07-26T20:13:38.514-07:00Great meme! :-) Not as catchy as some of the oth...Great meme! :-) Not as catchy as some of the others you've done, but it does illustrate an important point very well.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-29853849335567576722013-07-26T17:56:40.985-07:002013-07-26T17:56:40.985-07:00It is pretty perfect. The whole concept of faith i...It is pretty perfect. The whole concept of faith in infallible leaders at the top of the hierarchy is really all you need. The rest is just gravy.Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-53907997570687952802013-07-26T17:55:15.061-07:002013-07-26T17:55:15.061-07:00Not arguing that.Not arguing that.Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-36438808056046703712013-07-26T11:06:27.473-07:002013-07-26T11:06:27.473-07:00All religions, whether people realize it or not, w...All religions, whether people realize it or not, were invented. <br /><br />ORAXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-29578517892855064602013-07-26T07:24:03.902-07:002013-07-26T07:24:03.902-07:00When I first saw the title, I thought, "Aren&...When I first saw the title, I thought, "Aren't all religions invented by humans?" Anyway...<br /><br />I don't think I could create a religion more fine-tuned for control than fundamentalist Christianity or Islam. Scapegoating, suspicious of the outside world, fear, self-hatred, self-sacrifice, rigid hierarchies among members (adults over children, men over women, etc) -- all Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com