Just an idle thought. Think how different the world would be if jesus had died on, say, an impaling spike (I'm pretty sure the romans never did this, but still) would a single spike become the symbol of christianity? or if jesus had died by beheading, what would happen then? I'm just thinking how different the world would be. what are some other things that could have happened differently in history and their possible ramifications?
Then one of those execution methods would be the symbol of Christianity instead of the cross. I don't really see how that would majorly change anything. It's like saying the entire history of the US would be different if our flag looked different.
It does remind me of one of my religion professors explaining to our class how the cross symbolism back them would be like a modern day person wearing a little electric chair around their neck. Sometimes people do forget just what it represents. But I think the same thing would happen to an impaling spike or beheading ax if it were used instead.
What if jesus died in some other way?
- 17/10/2010 08:27:39 PM
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Re: Pies
- 17/10/2010 08:33:30 PM
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But how can pies become sentient?
- 17/10/2010 08:42:59 PM
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Re: How can a man cure the blind and rise from the dead? Same answer for the pies:
- 17/10/2010 09:05:06 PM
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"Think of the Shroud of Turin! Where would we be if they had cremated Jesus?"
- 17/10/2010 09:28:01 PM
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Doesn't seem like it would be that different
- 17/10/2010 09:34:22 PM
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*NM*
Jesus never died. *NM*
- 18/10/2010 02:54:01 AM
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Yes He did. On the cross. For our sins. Period. *NM*
- 18/10/2010 11:23:58 PM
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RELIGIOUS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR *NM*
- 18/10/2010 11:56:26 PM
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I'm just gonna go and invoke Godwin's Law here, and cut this conversation short.
- 19/10/2010 02:10:47 AM
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Sorry dude, ill pay for my own sins not have someone else die for them. *NM*
- 19/10/2010 05:18:10 AM
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So then the question is....
- 19/10/2010 04:01:13 PM
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Re: So then the question is....
- 20/10/2010 03:28:43 AM
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Re: So then the question is....
- 20/10/2010 08:27:48 AM
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*NM*
I said what I said fo a reason.
- 20/10/2010 01:33:10 PM
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Jesus did die in another way, at least visually
- 18/10/2010 12:44:46 PM
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Out of curiosity, what source do you have for that?
- 18/10/2010 06:18:05 PM
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Interesting.. I only ever noticed the ones where he's kind of standing
- 19/10/2010 07:06:00 AM
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The tree had prophetic significance, IIRC.
- 18/10/2010 09:38:13 PM
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Yeah, can you imagine paganism polluting a religion about a man hung on a tree and/or resurrected? *NM*
- 18/10/2010 10:19:25 PM
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Totally reminds me of The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ
- 19/10/2010 05:55:03 AM
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