Comments on: Tod Brilliant, A Christian Hater? What? http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: todb http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1365 todb Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:45:55 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1365 <p>Well put, Kirk. The old religions were much more an extension of basic human survival circuitry, at a time when the survival of the unit meant everything. Modern religions, especially Christianity's most recent incarnations, act as support systems for the individuals (kings, popes, landowners) to consolidate power - hence the separation you speak of.</p> Well put, Kirk. The old religions were much more an extension of basic human survival circuitry, at a time when the survival of the unit meant everything. Modern religions, especially Christianity’s most recent incarnations, act as support systems for the individuals (kings, popes, landowners) to consolidate power - hence the separation you speak of.

]]> By: Kirk T http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1361 Kirk T Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:23:08 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1361 <p>Heck, we even put ourselves in caskets to ensure that even in death we won't become part of the earth. That's just one last final f-u to the earth. ;)</p> Heck, we even put ourselves in caskets to ensure that even in death we won’t become part of the earth. That’s just one last final f-u to the earth. ;)

]]> By: Kirk T http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1360 Kirk T Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:21:24 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1360 <p>And therefore they've taken on the primary roll of owner, not player. </p> <p>God created and gave it to people, but if you look at the old religions (now mythologies), the relationship people had was with gods who were actually <em>part</em> of earth (gods of fire, water, etc). This required people to make peace with earth in order to work out their issue with the gods (because gods and earth are the same). (not all mythologies, but most)</p> <p>When El finally just became god, the relationship was broken with nature and we only needed to take (see just about every single book in Tanakh) things/places/people to please him.</p> And therefore they’ve taken on the primary roll of owner, not player.

God created and gave it to people, but if you look at the old religions (now mythologies), the relationship people had was with gods who were actually part of earth (gods of fire, water, etc). This required people to make peace with earth in order to work out their issue with the gods (because gods and earth are the same). (not all mythologies, but most)

When El finally just became god, the relationship was broken with nature and we only needed to take (see just about every single book in Tanakh) things/places/people to please him.

]]> By: todb http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1358 todb Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:22:03 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1358 <p>Nice point. I think the primary difference is that dominion infers that all on the earth are here to be primarily subservient--mere fodder--while steward implies a type of 'beneficent handling' that would forestall many destructive activities.</p> Nice point. I think the primary difference is that dominion infers that all on the earth are here to be primarily subservient–mere fodder–while steward implies a type of ‘beneficent handling’ that would forestall many destructive activities.

]]> By: Kirk T http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1357 Kirk T Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:25:06 +0000 http://todbrilliant.com/tod-brilliant-a-christian-hater-what/#comment-1357 <p>Dominion or steward, does it matter? Both are words that seem to infer (imply?) that they are seperate from the earth; somehow above it.</p> Dominion or steward, does it matter? Both are words that seem to infer (imply?) that they are seperate from the earth; somehow above it.

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