"I'm not responsible for anything. It is a god that carries everything to its end." -Lord Agamemnon, king of kings of the achaean Greeks during the last Trojan war
What is a God?
There are different conceptions of god. I will begin with the Greek (the traditional) one. Zeus is said to be derived from the word "Deos", meaning "sky". However I think that's wrong. Because there was many "Zeus" that had nothing to do with the sky. There was a unique Zeus for every household in fact.
Further doubt is casted on Zeus meaning "sky" by the fact the Olympian Zeus was also known as "Zen". Which meant "Alive".
It seems more likely that Zeus is a combination of "Ze" and "-us", which denotes his masculine nature. E.g. "Cronus". Or even "Jesus". Where Jesus original nongreek name was "Jesua" with no on the end. It evolved into "Jesus" after being translated into Greek.
Therefore, Zeus is literally just "Ze" or "Life". "The spirit of life". It is not derived from "Deos", which wouldn't even fit with the naming convention of the other gods. No other god is simply called "sea" or "mountain" or "river". Furthermore, the name Zeus was also associated with other greek deities that had nothing to do with the sky.
I'm the only person I know who has recognized this fact, besides ancient sources I've read, which for some reason, pretentious modern scholars always treat with irreverence.
Source: ancient greek myths: a classic account by Diodorus Siculus
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"Lord Agamemnon, you should have never given Achilles gifts to persuade him to join the fight. He will do as he wishes, he will join the fight when a god inspires him." -Diomedes, a king of greece
What and who are the gods? Ancient greek scientists were sure that they were personifications of natural forces. They had no temples to the gods, originally, they simply went out inro nature to be with their spirit.
to me, it is clear that people knew of the effects of hormones (hormones in the brain are also called neurotransmitters) long before hormones were discovered.
Hormones are not "the gods". The gods are personifications of spirits. But if gods are just spirits, then the gods could be called hormones.
Now with that in mind you can start to see why pre-Christian religions did not teach that there was a "free will". Because the will is influenced by hormones.
And what is the will? It is merely the intellect, the personality. So you could say, the gods are the will. And hormones are their spirit.
This is why Ares was associated with the pure, unadulterated "will to fight". And Athena, the will to fight with the will to strategize. And Aphrodite with the will to be vain.
Alright, enough with that.
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What is the Christian concept of God?
The Christian concept of God is that God is the source of everything.
You could say he is the "logos" or "nous" of the universe.
But that isn't truly Christian in origin. Greeks, Indians, Persians and Egyptians were talking about "the great God" long before Christians wrote the new Testament.
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So it is important to recognize the true value of the new Testament isn't its conception of God.
It is the awareness it tries to bring on how other gods will influence you.
Take animal sacrifice as a prime example. I believe the priests began doing animal...and human sacrifices, to appease the people.
But that the truly "enlightened" priests, meant for the sacrifices to DISGUST the people. To create a reaction in the hearts of the people that made them own up to their own mistakes.
But humans, according to the new Testament, are blinded by delusion (which is the will of the gods, according to Lord Agamemnon). They really believed killing innocent animals freed them from their sins.
In reality they were just highlighting their sinful nature.
So, Christ allowed himself to be killed by those same Jews who were sacrificing animals for centuries.
If you noticed, that one sacrifice put an end to human and animal sacrifices forevermore throughout the whole world. Ultimately ending them after the Christian Spanish conquered the Aztec empire.
Without a doubt, that is the spirit of christ. Self awareness. Repentance. Love.
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i thought zoe is life but ze alone, despite the root of zeus different
Zon or zo in modern Greek. In ancient greek I believe it was Zen and Ze
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