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Author | Topic: Underpass stains, burnt toast & the pervasiveness of the Cult of the Virgin Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Hey DA, bound for glory!
It is rather propos and ironic that this depiction of the Virgin Mary looks like a vagina don't you think? What was God thinking? Naughty little sky dad!! But don't you see the duality - it's really the Vagina Mary, ready to receive god!!! And what's that stain around it? (or is that a shadow ...)
Another question I have is, why do people feel some type of comfort in worshiping these type of images. Is it primarily out of ignorance or are there other factors involved. This truely defies my intellect. They believe in miracles, they want to see one, and this is the closest they can get. Add confirmation bias and the "faith sees evidence of faith you don't see without faith" argument of John 10:10 and groupthink behavior ... Enjoy. Edited by RAZD, : duality Edited by RAZD, : lol by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. • • • Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click) • • •
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Granny Magda Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 3.8 |
This shit never fails to amuse me. There are more pareido-links here;
http://godhatesfraggles.net/stuff-that-looks-like-jesus/ Here is one of my personal favourites. Creepy Jesus is watching you shower!
The only explanation I can come up with for this nonsense is that many, if not most believers secretly harbour grave doubts about their faith. That's fair enough. Only an idiot doesn't doubt. The thing is, that with so much emotional investment in religion, those doubts are sometimes painful to acknowledge. Hence the miraculous appearance of Jesus in a stained bathroom fitting. It must be reassuring to have an aid in clinging onto those beliefs. That and the fact that some of these guys are just plumb crazy. "I once saw the face of Jesus in a film..." - John Oliver Mutate and Survive "The Bible is like a person, and if you torture it long enough, you can get it to say almost anything you'd like it to say." -- Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Hey Granny,
Hence the miraculous appearance of Jesus in a stained bathroom fitting. ... these guys are just plumb crazy. Or plumbing crazy.
The only explanation I can come up with for this nonsense is that many, if not most believers secretly harbour grave doubts about their faith. Well the real nonsense part of it is thinking it is jesus\mary\etc instead of it just looking like a person, humorous but nothing special. Enjoy by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. • • • Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click) • • •
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Brian Member (Idle past 4979 days) Posts: 4659 From: Scotland Joined: |
Be very useful if we knew what Jesus looked like in the first place!
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Percy Member Posts: 22479 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.7 |
Brian writes: Be very useful if we knew what Jesus looked like in the first place! Yeah, this is the part I don't get, either. How do they make the leap from "Gee, how interesting, that looks like a male figure!" to "Wow, it's Jesus! It's a sign from heaven! Break out the candles, call the newspapers!" --Percy
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bluescat48 Member (Idle past 4210 days) Posts: 2347 From: United States Joined: |
One thing that gets me about these so called images, is this, what did Mary or Jesus or any other of these individuals actually look like. There are no portraits of Mary. It seems that people assume that the paintings from the renaissance are taken as if they are the actual portraits of the these people.
There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002 Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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DevilsAdvocate Member (Idle past 3121 days) Posts: 1548 Joined: |
You mean a picture like this:
If this what Jesus looked like (based on physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, human osteology and other related anthropological and biological evidence as shown here: Real Face Of Jesus), this clashes with the image most white Christians think of when they imagine what Jesus looks like (just as you said our impression of him is the Renaissance, Caucasian, white-washed depiction of Jewish figures) i.e.
This would also clash with the idea that his mother Mary also had brown eyes, brown skin, kinky type brown hair not the long flowing blond hair, blue eyes, fair complexion depicted and promoted by the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches as shown here:
Edited by DevilsAdvocate, : No reason given. For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Dr. Carl Sagan
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1425 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
NOOO that can't be right ...
You mean a picture like this:
If this what Jesus looked like (based on physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, human osteology and other related anthropological and biological evidence as shown here: Real Face Of Jesus)than his mother Mary also had brown eyes, brown skin, kinky type hair ... That's the portrait of a terrorist!!! Enjoy. by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. • • • Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click) • • •
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DevilsAdvocate Member (Idle past 3121 days) Posts: 1548 Joined: |
Wow, I didn't even think of that?
How do we know that Jesus hasn't returned to Earth and isn't being held in Guantanamo!! Edited by DevilsAdvocate, : No reason given. For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Dr. Carl Sagan
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Huntard Member (Idle past 2315 days) Posts: 2870 From: Limburg, The Netherlands Joined: |
It's obvious this is a dsiplay of The Dread Cthulhu. I resent everyone who disagrees with this! Repent, you will be eaten last!
I hunt for the truth
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DevilsAdvocate Member (Idle past 3121 days) Posts: 1548 Joined: |
Damit Huntard,
You messed up my awesome subtitle! For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Dr. Carl Sagan
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bluescat48 Member (Idle past 4210 days) Posts: 2347 From: United States Joined: |
I would assume that the first pic would be similar to the actual "Jesus."
There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002 Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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The Matt Member (Idle past 5562 days) Posts: 99 From: U.K. Joined: |
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lyx2no Member (Idle past 4736 days) Posts: 1277 From: A vast, undifferentiated plane. Joined: |
Grow the hair longer and add a few sea gull feathers . Damn!
Genesis 2 17 But of the ponderosa pine, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou shinniest thereof thou shalt sorely learn of thy nakedness. 18 And we all live happily ever after.
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Mercury Junior Member (Idle past 706 days) Posts: 23 From: Socorro, NM, USA Joined: |
NOOO that can't be right ...
You mean a picture like this:
If this what Jesus looked like (based on physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, human osteology and other related anthropological and biological evidence as shown here: Real Face Of Jesus)than his mother Mary also had brown eyes, brown skin, kinky type hair ... That's the portrait of a terrorist!!! Enjoy. It actually looks more like Tuco.
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