Sanity Check Posted 11 hours ago Quote Cthulhu's awakening is often depicted as a catastrophic event, where his return brings chaos and destruction, leading to the demise of a significant portion of humanity. In various interpretations, it is suggested that his rise could incite fear and madness, resulting in a violent reckoning for those who encounter him. Quote In "The Chronicles of Narnia," Father Time is depicted as a giant who once ruled a kingdom in the upper world but has fallen into a deep sleep in Underland. He is awakened at the end of the world, where he fulfills his role by extinguishing the sun, marking the end of Narnia ... Quote 13Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God 14saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. -Revelation 9:13-15 Has anyone ever noticed the high degree to which our storytelling culture is inspired by christianity? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted 11 hours ago (edited) Yes , a lot, of course since what you probably consider 'our' story culture is some Christian based western society . Even so there are many proofs of influence in this narrow field , but your two above are rather silly and dont show the Biblical influence at all . Even struggling to find it .... what ? the link between Chthulu causing the demise of 'a significant portion of humanity and the four angels killing 1/3 of mankind ..... that is your link and proof of influence ? Let's look at the real 'our' , without ignoring the other 84 - 90 % of the worlds population and ignoring the last 198,000 years of our collective past to focus on the last 2000 years of 10 - 16% of the population ? .... our stories .... NO . The Epic of Gilgamesh , The Shanameh The classic ancient Chinese stories , all the traditional indigenous stories I know and all the Mesopotamian stories that pre dated the Bible .... that the Bible copied and then claimed as its own ! So no , your idea is totally culturally biased and socially self significant and even within that framework , you made a mess of it . . Edited 11 hours ago by Nungali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanity Check Posted 10 hours ago You don't realize it but a significant portion of our storytelling is biblically inspired. As it is biblical morality which became established as our fundamental framework for modern day society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
