See Tim Widowfield’s post What Is Vridar covering
(I have added a few points in the comments there.)
See also: Atheism, Vridar and Blogging Research in Religion, History, Politics, Science. . . . for the origin of the name Vridar and its relevance to the themes covered here.
on The Genesis Creation Story and its Third Century Hellenistic Source?: “Moreover, as Price shows, Genesis is like Zeus flicking Hephaestus off Olympus, the serpent being cursed to lose his legs,…” Apr 20, 03:27 on The Genesis Creation Story and its Third Century Hellenistic Source?: “Pardon the poor edit above.” Apr 20, 03:05 on The Genesis Creation Story and its Third Century Hellenistic Source?: “John The Baptist is a hero character bearing the traits of the river serpent so ubiquitous the Hebrew Bible (Leviathan,…” Apr 20, 03:03
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on Lost Tribes of Humanity: “Neil, I'd love to see your Neanderthals/Denisovans/Archaic African sci-fi scenario come to life, too! -DF” Apr 18, 23:55
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If Jesus never existed, then tell me who told the parable of the prodigal son? Who said that he could destroy his temple (his body) and rebuild it in 3 days? Who taught the Lord’s Prayer?
Some gifted but anonymous “mute inglorious Miltons” of the 2nd century, apparently.
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