I grew up roaming the coastal ranges...the Oak tree
the Bay , and the redwood .
I laugh and cry at anyone who cannot percieve
the steady enduring life in them .
I grew up swinging through the trees. I wanted to retire that way, but the stock market has forced me to start over...
Anyhow, here are some famous plagiarisms in keeping with my mood today (be sure to click on the url for the actual charts of the plagiarized bible):
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"He will supremely understand all things. He will relieve the earth of sin, and cause justice and truth to reign everywhere. and will bring the whole earth in the acceptance of the Hindu Religion." ---The Avatar, divine buddhist prophecies
It may be said that the central belief of Christianity is the Jesus suffered, died, and rose from the dead on the third day. This, along with the idea that Jesus' birth was preceded by miraculous events, forms the basis for the claims of historicity by Christians. However, either the Christian religion is peppered with ideas that are the product of chance coincidental similarities with older religions, or these similarities are evidence that Christianity was in fact plagiarized from Eastern religions.
Hinduism:
For example, Krshna, an incarnation of the hindu deity Vishnu, who predates Christianity, also was killed to atone for the sins of mankind. Is this just a chance coincidence? Or, evidence that the Christians plagiarized the concept from more ancient religions? Jesus was a deity, the son of god fully human. Krshna was also the "full measure of the god-head" according to the Ramayana, which was written 300 years b.c. Is this just another coincidence, or was it stolen by the authors of Christianity?
Krshna, according to the Bhagavad Gita, a more ancient book than the New Testament, was born miraculously by a virgin, his birth attended by shepherds and angels. Krshna survived an edict by the tyrant Cansa, who ordered all the first born children to be put to death. Krsna escaped from being slain by being smuggled across a river. Krshna's baptism, or ablution, in the river Ganges, corresponds to Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist. As a child, Krshna was known for miracles, and for having slain demons. Krshna had a favorite disciple, Arjoon. He was anointed with oil by women, and enabled his disciples to net large amounts of fish with little effort. Krshna was "transfigured" at a place called Madura. Interestingly, in the Gospel of the Infancy, a writing once regarded by the church as authentic, Jesus and his parents once lived in a place called Materea. Krshna spoke in parables when he taught. Krshna taught that you should love your neighbor, forgive your enemies, avoid unchaste thoughts, and condemn worldly wealth. Are these just chance coincidences?
The very concept of the Holy Trinity is of Hindu origin. Any dictionary will verify that "Trimurti" is a term of Sanskrit origin, and refers to the "three bodies in one godhead" or the divine unity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva.
Here are some specific examples of plagiarized bible passages from
Buddhism:
Jesus walks on Water: Plagiarized.
"But when they saw Him (Jesus) walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out." Mark 6.49
"He (Buddha) walks upon the water without parting it, as if it were solid ground." Anguttara Nikaya 3.60
Jesus Calms the Weather: Plagiarized.
"And he (Jesus) arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm." Mark 4.39
"Now at that time a great rain fell, and a great flood resulted. Then the Lord (Buddha) made the water recede all around, and he paced up and down in the middle on dust-covered ground." Vinaya, Mahavagga I.20.16
Jesus walks through walls: Plagiarized.
"Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them." John 20.26
"He (Buddha) goes unhindered through a wall." Angutta Nikaya 3.60
Miracles: Plagiarized:
"Then Jesus said unto them, Go your way, and tell John (the baptist) what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached." Luke 7.22
"As soon as the Bodhisattva (an enlightened being that compassionately refrains from Nirvana in order to save others, and is worshipped as a deity, i.e., Buddha)was born, the sick were cured, the hungry and thirsty were no longer oppressed by hunger and thirst. Those maddened by drink lost their obsession. The mad recovered their senses, the blind regained their sight, and the deaf once more could hear. The lame obtained perfect limbs, the poor gained riches, and prisoners were delivered of their own bonds." Lilitavistra Sutra 7
The Golden Rule: Plagiarized.
"And as ye would that men should do to you,do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6.31.
"Consider others as yourself." Dhammapada 10.1
Mithraism
Mithras, an ancient persian deity, allegedly born on December 25th, was born of a rock and armed with a knife and torch at birth. He created all life by slaying a bull, whose blood gave life to all useful things. A hymn to Mithras begins, "Thou hast redeemed us by shedding the eternal blood." An Avestan Hymn to Mithras, translated by Ilya Gershevitch (1963). Could it be mathematically possible that this is just a chance coincidence with Christianity?
Miscellaneous Myths Plagiarized by Christianity:
Along with Krshna, Mithra of Persia, Quexalcote of Mexico, Chris of Chaldea, Quirinus of Rome, Prometheus, Osiris of Egypt, Atys of Phrygia, all rose from the dead after three days. Coincidence? Or was Jesus was another fertility god, who rose from the dead in the springtime, to celebrate the rebirth of crops?
Confucius' birth was supposedly attended by five wise men, angels attending, and celestial music coming from the sky. Is this where Matthew heard the story of the three wise men coming from the east? (Mat 2.1) Is this where Luke heard the story of the heavenly hosts signing praise? (Luke 2.13) Are these just more chance similarities between the Bible and more ancient myths? Or, were Matthew and Luke liars, who stole the stories from eastern religions?
Gibbon tells us that a darkness fell when Caesar was murdered. Another coincidence? Or a common lie of those times? The death of Osiris and of Alexander the Great also were reportedly accompanied by unexplained darkness.
In the Anacalypsis is related the mythical story of wise men who came to the birth of Socrates, bearing gifts, including frankincense and myrrh. Is this where Matthew was inspired with the idea for frankincense and myrrh? (Mat 2.4).
Old Testament Passages Plagiarized From Earlier Religions
ANCIENT TEXT
DATE
CONTENTS
BIBLICAL PARALLEL
Anemonope’s Wisdom
(Egyptian)
Early 1st Millenium B.C.
30 chapters of wisdom
instruction, closely
parallel the OT wisdom literature
Proverbs 22:17 to 24:22
Atrahasis Epic
(Akkadian)
Early 2nd Millenium, B.C.
A cosmological epic,
detailing creation
Gen. 1-9
Babylonian Theodicy
(Akkadian)
Early 2nd Millenium B.C.
Two friends discuss their suffering
Job
Enuma Elish
(Akkadian)
Early 2nd Millenium B.C.
A creation account
Gen. 1-2
Epic of Gilgamesh
(Akkadian)
Early 2nd Millenium B.C.
A flood is survived in a boat filled with animals
Gen. 6-9
Hammurabi’s Code
(Akkadian)
18th Century B.C.
Legislation parallels many passages of the Laws of Moses
Deuteronomy
Hymn to the Aten
(Egyptian)
14th Century B.C.
A hymn praising the sun’s beneficence
Ps. 104
Istar’s Descent
(Akkadian)
1st Millenium B.C.
A description of the
"netherworld" is similar to OT concepts of "sheol"
Misc.
King Lists
(Sumerian)
Late 3rd Millenium B.C.
List of the reigns of kings are described as
lasting 1000’s of years.
Longevity of people such as Methusalah
in Genesis.
Sargon Legend
(Akkadian)
1st Millenium B.C.
Sargon I, 3rd Millenium B.C. ruler of Akkad,
is rescued from a river as an infant, floating in a reed basket.
Ex. 2. Moses is rescued as an infant, floating in a reed basket in a river.
Pessimistic Dialogue
(Akkadian)
1st Millenium B.C.
A master and his servant discuss the benefits of various activities
Ecclessiastes 1-2
Seven Lean Years Tradition (Egyptian)
2nd Century B.C.
seven years of low Nile waters will be followed by properity
Gen. 41
Tale of Two Brothers
(Egyptian)
13th Century B.C.
A young man rejects the amorous advances of a married woman.
Gen. 39.
(Joseph and Potiphar’s wife)
Chart Sources: NIV study version.
Code of Hammurabi, paragraph 120:
"If a seignior deposited his grain in another seignior’s house for storage, and a loss has then occurred at the granary, or the owner of the house opened the storage room and took the grain, or has denied completely the receipt of the grain which was stored in his house, the owner of the grain shall set forth the particulars in the presence of God and the owner of the house shall give to the owner of the grain double the amount which he took."
Compare to: Exodus 22:7-9:
"If a man delivers to his neighbor money or goods to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God, to show whether or not he put his hand to his neighbor’s goods. For every breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for ass, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘this is it’, the case of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor."
Conclusion: Christianity is False
Perhaps these chance similarities are why Christian zealots burned the Great Library of Alexandria. That library was a center of learning where scholarly books, and religious treatises, were gathered from all the known countries that traded with Egypt. Could it be that these arguments were made to Christian zealots in the third century A.D., who responded by destroying their books which proved their religion was a lie?
Some Christians have argued to me that the above similarities are the result of all these religions being true. However, Christianity and Buddhism have radically different world views. One has a linear concept of time, with a beginning and an end. Buddhism has a cyclical view of time. They cannot both be true.
Other Christians have argued that God somehow "partially inspired" the older religions. This is just plain silly.
Perhaps the Christian God is an unimaginative god, who, in its infinite wisdom, saw fit to steal interesting ideas and sayings from older religions. Do you buy that? I can't.
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These similarities are too great to be coincidences. The odds that all these similarities in more ancient deities are just chance, is beyond the realms of mathematical possibility. They are the marks of plagiarism, and prove conclusively that Christianity is a lie, that the gospels were written by liars, and that every teaching, every belief of Christianity, is just as false as gods of ancient India, ancient Persia, and ancient Egypt.
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