History is the lies upon which eminent men agree”, and history as it relates to religion is a Pious Fraud – a lie, or lies, which are perpetrated for the sake of religion, or “under the appearance of religion,” or for a good objective, where “the ends justifies the means.” But unlike other lies, which […]
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The Tree of Life – Ernest Crawley
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Judaism – Genesis Myths: Adam and Eve, Eden, Cain and Abel, The Flood, The Tower of Babel – Dr M D Magee
Abstract The tree of life in the Jewish scriptures was not original. A stylized tree was often the center of cultic scenes, with animals such as Ibex feeding on it, or people flanking it. A cylinder seal in the British Museum has a man and a woman flanking a tree, hands stretched toward it. Behind […]
Absurdities of the Bible – Dr M D Magee
It would take a long time to go through all the absurdities of the bible, absurdities which are used to indoctrinate children still. Here are a few. Of course, it all began with Adam and Eve who led the human race into sin! When God made woman in the Yahwistic creation story, he took one […]
Bible Contradictions – The Thinking Atheist
This page addresses issues, contradictions and false logic with three of the most popular bible stories (Creation, Noah’s Ark and the Nativity Story), followed by a list of other scriptural accounts that conflict with each other. Browse the points below and ask yourself if the bible is truly a perfect, accurate, divinely-inspired document for living. […]
The Torah Compared With Previous Ancient Law Codes – MJKruebbe
Hammurabi’s Code and the Law of Moses . Here is a photo of the top part of a stele of Hammurabi’s Code (c. 1750 BCE), now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Hammurabi receives his right to rule from God (Shamash, seated) and places his hand over his mouth as a sign of reverent prayer. […]