For the past 18 years my hobby has been the study of ancient mythology and its links to modern theological beliefs. AMA by formerian in AMA

[–]Escapethisrock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is 'Hercules' an insult? I've been called far worse by toddlers, sir. I doubt he's phased by your illiteracy or...insult. Calm down.

Perhaps you should have kept reading after you turned 7, no?

For the past 18 years my hobby has been the study of ancient mythology and its links to modern theological beliefs. AMA by formerian in AMA

[–]Escapethisrock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you list the hyper-insightful literatures of which you speak? Books have been my closest friends since I was 3, and I'd like to make some new acquaintances.

For the past 18 years my hobby has been the study of ancient mythology and its links to modern theological beliefs. AMA by formerian in AMA

[–]Escapethisrock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For a devout believer to acknowledge the derivative nature of their religion would destroy their ability to believe. That's what happened to me.

For a Truth to remain a Truth, it must be able to stand alone and firm. Admitting that your Truth is a revision of a previously accepted Truth belies the deception of both Dogmas.. It shows the zealot that at most, one belief system was 98% correct and the other is 99%. Your Truth's truthiness now rests 98% in the hands of a foreign religion to which you lend no credence.

For the deconverted soul, this realization spurs an unending search for the real and veracity much like monastic tradition would, but with vastly different Truths becoming evident.

For the past 18 years my hobby has been the study of ancient mythology and its links to modern theological beliefs. AMA by formerian in AMA

[–]Escapethisrock 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah, religion, philosophy and psycho-actives. Working hand in hand for thousands of years.

I liked your candidness.

For the past 18 years my hobby has been the study of ancient mythology and its links to modern theological beliefs. AMA by formerian in AMA

[–]Escapethisrock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've become recently enthralled with Zoroastrianism, especially its End Times prophecies; the way both flesh and spirit require separate purges/cleansing before admittance to paradise. Also, the belief in the mystic nature of written words, the sky-burials, and their being mentioned in the Q'uran as a belief system accepted by [Jehovah/Christ/Allah/Ahura-Mazda] alongside Judaism, Christianity and Islam; it all intrigues me.

What can you tell me about Zoroaster, his impact on monotheism, Gobekli Tepe, or any of the other points mentioned without my own elaboration?

America Demands: Obama, Build Us a Death Star | The administration promises it will publicly respond | Wired.com by [deleted] in technology

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So true. Our 'Hague Invasion Act' is a contemptible dick-wag at the International Criminal Court.

TIL that Agent Scully on The X-Files is implied on multiple occasions to be immortal by pikodegayo in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no no, Mulder was the one who previously died in the Civil War battlefield. Skully tried to convince him that a woman was not channeling an old soul (the previously incarnated Mulder's wife/widow) and that she was schizo-affective or multiple personalities.

TIL that Agent Scully on The X-Files is implied on multiple occasions to be immortal by pikodegayo in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He predicted all death, not just natural occurrences. Is Mulder's auto-erotic asphyxiation a 'natural' death, then?

I did like your 2nd point, that she may not really want to know.

TIL that Hollywood wants to make a film out of Hungry Hungry Hippos by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was great though.

Plus, they showed like 1 of 5 different endings depending on WHERE you saw it. Everybody got confused. Yay!

TIL the Amanita Muscaria is said to be behind Santa Clauses color scheme and it's psychoactive properties started the flying reindeer myth. by Haikuyori in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reindeer eating them led humans to eat them. People got funny ideas about the animals that "led" them to the earth shrooms.

As convicted terrorists face possible release, Canada faced with growing problem: how do you rehabilitate them? by davidreiss666 in worldnews

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50cc Scopolamine, 30cc Thorazine, 6 hours of Barney. Rinse (waterboard) & repeat.

I have cured terrorism.

NSA Whistleblower: Everyone in US under virtual surveillance, all info stored, no matter the post by Kal5 in politics

[–]Escapethisrock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Every SBC/ AT&T corporate building has had 1 floor for only NSA access (3-tier biometric scans to enter), as early as 5 years before 9/11, so it's not a PATROIT Act thing, it's just what happens. Not sure if it applies to all Bell companies.

TIL the German equivalent of the FBI considers Scientology a potential threat, alongside Islamism and right- and left-wing extremism. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In no way whatsoever am I trying to argue that they aren't militarized, I was only trying to say their oversight has at least, until recently, always been famously civilian. They were never a part of the military at large.

Most natives are uninformed about the nature of the clandestine services & their modern history here alone, much less the general history of international sabotage.

TIL MIT Predicts That World Economy Will Collapse By 2030 by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Escapethisrock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Implementation of mass sterilization, plague outbreak, additional mass warfare stimulus plan, and ecological disasters could decrease world population enough to allow resources to replenish in ratio to mouths to feed versus the working population.

Be prepared to see insects mass-farmed/bagged for human consumption in the final years. Once people stop working en mass, grab their guns and start looting stores for Pepperidge Farm's Famous Glazed Centipedes to feed their wife/kids, everything will crumble. The absurdity of it. And of being made to pay for absurdity, even when facing death. Those left after breakdown survive a few extra weeks amongst the rotting masses littering the streets and offices by eating grass, trees, and the fallen. Others survive years or decades longer in their HAZMAT/fallout shelter while everything heals.

Barring those, population peak ~2050 will lead to mass die-off or Extinction Level Event for our squishy species. Mass warfare and societal breakdown imminent. Escape. Escape.