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12909392, Someone explain the Christian obsession with symbols Posted by double negative, Fri Oct-09-15 04:01 PM
its not just christians.....but I've seen folks for years obsess over this crazy shit.
shit like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bntfUA6TmLs
or when people try to call out Illuminati symbolism
ok, so here is my really stupid question about this
why would the bad people want to let their presence be known? if you are smart enough to get to the point of influencer then why would you want to wreck your position by waving the flag? wouldnt you want to push your agenda forward by keeping a tight lip?
further....what is the end game if symbolism is found? you cant convert a person to christianity by referencing a bible verse (http://martybarrett.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/09cup.jpg) as much as converting a group of young impressionable teens to satan by adding some obscure symbolism to a soda can.
also, what about this shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMgGC9W-ks8
so you mean to tell me designers designed money to fold to have hidden meanings? and if so...why? why tell on yourself?
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12909398, if you believe in one mystical thing Posted by Rjcc, Fri Oct-09-15 04:12 PM
why wouldn't you believe in the rest.
you already believe the entire world is guided by invisible hands, so it's no stretch. also, you lean more on faith (and probably some trust in whoever told you the theory) than "worldly" logic
that most of this stuff goes directly against all the christian stuff they claim to believe doesn't matter as much
www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
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12909399, well shit. /post Posted by double negative, Fri Oct-09-15 04:26 PM
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12909611, Because Christianity is filled with symbolism Posted by Musa, Sun Oct-11-15 09:08 AM
that the barbaric "Greeks" and Romans couldn't understand so they just mixed a bunch old text together.
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12909651, uhhh, it's a *human* thing Posted by kayru99, Sun Oct-11-15 01:05 PM
people work thru symbols.
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12909654, RE: people work thru symbols. Posted by kinetic94761180, Sun Oct-11-15 01:34 PM
indeed
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12909719, NO, it's only Christians. Don't you understand. Posted by Case_One, Sun Oct-11-15 09:16 PM
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12909781, did you read the first line of my post? Posted by double negative, Mon Oct-12-15 09:19 AM
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12909793, exactly, christianity is just like every other belief system Posted by Rjcc, Mon Oct-12-15 10:47 AM
it's exactly the same, thank you for pointing that out case
www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
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12909847, ^^^ Sarcasm Just Went Right over like Zoom. Posted by Case_One, Mon Oct-12-15 12:30 PM
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12909946, you don't know what sarcasm is Posted by Rjcc, Mon Oct-12-15 03:55 PM
www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
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12909714, For the same reason Smith was told the truth about the inner party Posted by Atillah Moor, Sun Oct-11-15 08:49 PM
In 1984,
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12909807, When you're gullible...well...you know Posted by GameTheory, Mon Oct-12-15 11:30 AM
It doesn't make sense, but its not supposed to.
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12909851, On a serious note Christian are not obsession with symbols Posted by Case_One, Mon Oct-12-15 12:48 PM
Obsession with anything is nothing more than Idol worship and that is a sin within the Christian doctrine. Nevertheless, all faith and belief systems have symbols and they use them accordingly. So, I can't respond to something that's not true or that seeks to promote a side agenda.
Now I'm going to side-step the ambiguity of the question and ask that you provide a solid straight forward question about Christianity and Symbols and I will try to respond.
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12909856, Two things Posted by double negative, Mon Oct-12-15 12:58 PM
1. The post title was written to be click bait which is why the first sentence says "not just Christians"
2. I've found a lot of anecdotal examples of extreme forms of Christianity really sticking to calling out found symbology and drawing half baked conclusions from it. Am I saying all Christians do this? No way. But I am saying that if I see a video or a post somewhere talking about the satanic/illuminati connection to a visual artifact the person behind it is almost always a fringe Christian
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12909858, But really the real questions is... Posted by double negative, Mon Oct-12-15 01:00 PM
How can people be so sure symbolism has that much power? Placing a biblical scripture on a cup has as much power to convert as the mere presence of say a pentagram
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