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Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2024
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That’s a cool thought.
Same with Julius Caesar, Nebuchadnezzar, Christopher Columbus, Henry VIII, Copernicus, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy.
Really anybody famous could have their image embellished back before the widespread ability to read and write. (Some folks listed above may not have lived in a time of illiteracy, but it was hard to think of a list of historical characters lol.)
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We know that this is from a series of texts that built on each other - many "facts" and feats attributed to Jesus were earlier attributed to Mithras and others.
The same "miracles" and other stuff get reused and applied to new prophets or supposed gods as they roll in.
Isn't that how cats inserted themselves into human society?
Chuck norris could be the second coming of Jesus, and here you are, writing blasphemy