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Moth M
Moth Dec 4, 2005 12:05:05

Just in case peeps that'd be interested haven't noticed:

BBC1 7pm

The Story of God Life, the Universe and Everything Professor Robert Winston examines the roots of religious beliefs in prehistoric societies and how humanity's sense of the divine developed in different ways in different societies. We will describe particularly the divergence between religions that appear to tolerate a range of deities and those that present strict monotheism. In this light we look at the emergence of the Hindu concept of Brahman as the supreme being with the many different forms that this can take, and also the ideas of karma and reincarnation central to both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions. We further explore Zoroastrianism, perhaps the first explicitly monotheistic religion.

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L Littlestone
Littlestone Dec 4, 2005 20:35:09
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Good stuff, and five more episodes to go.

Never realized that the 'stencil hands' had various fingers folded in. Wonder if he's going to touch on the 'Celtic' and Germanic gods?

C cropredy
cropredy Dec 4, 2005 21:55:13
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First thread I posted on here was, Life, death and rebirth.
Program was interesting, especially to see the different mind sets, so many, so different.
If You walk backwards from now, in our present culture, noting the little clues left along the way, such as , passing on our name, inheritance, who rules us, church or parliement, maybe tesco ?.
Then add in the remnants of our religions, it all leads to a break from being part of nature , and thinking we are somehow above and special.
I consider that the old sites were at a period , when we were just part of nature, they evolved and were possibly reused, during this time of thinking we are seperate from other life forms.
I am sure that this is how to think, when dealing with the old sites, part of nature, no science then, magicians, yes, so to prove those times may need some magic.

F fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Dec 5, 2005 00:59:28
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Howdo Moth,
cheers for the tip matey.
I watched the show and can't say I was overly impressed or learned anything new. It was nice to see the Zoroastrians getting a mention.

Why is it that the continent of Africa is never mentioned in these shows. I read a couple of lovely creation myths recently. One concerned a God who puked up the earth and all it's contents. Another concerned a God who created the world when he was pissed.