A high percentage of our storytelling culture is biblically inspired

[Sanity Check]

 

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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.

 

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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?

 

 

 

[Nungali]

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 . 

 

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Edited yesterday at 02:51 AM by Nungali

[Sanity Check]

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.

 

 

 

[Nungali]

 

 

 

17 hours ago, Sanity Check said:

You don't realize it but a significant portion of our storytelling is biblically inspired.

 

Its not a matter of you telling me  I dont realize something . iI you can comprehend it , I said in my response you were right  ( in your narrow little world ) you just didnt put up the evidence that exists  to support it and put up a silly cthulu comparison instead  . 

 

 

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As it is biblical morality which became established as our fundamental framework for modern day society.

 

 

'Biblical reality' eh ?   Like ; God says its okay to go and invade another's country, kill the people and take their land  because God is on your  side .  That type of Biblical 'morality '  ?   

 

Aside from that maybe you meant the new testament  ?    But even then its still wrong as religious  scripture is but one source that supplied the development of modern social 'morality ' . 

 

There is the biological evolution influence  ( due to us being  'co-operative ' primates living in extended family groups  ....> community .... >  society .   That started waaaaay before any Bible .

 

Cultural and religious roots that include ( for modern western society )  Sumerian, Egyptian and Judeo - Christian  sources . 

 

Philosophical -  ethics shifting from supposed   divine command to philosophical reasoning ; Greeks onwards through modern philosophers . 

 

and regarding the religious Judeo Christian  sources ,  seeings as the Bible lifted stories ideas and morals from elsewhere , any copying of it is copying a copy . 

 

What are the main things Christianity is supposed to have contributed  ? 

 

Unconditional love for enemies , widows' strangers , other social groups (ie the outcast or marginalized ) , the 'golden rule ' do unto others ' , moral standards applying to all  ( radical departure for the Roman state ) .  and that the leader should be the servant of all  for the better cause but not just by asserting authority over them .

 

They are the ones most cited and most 'original'   but on examination they fall down as many were adopted from the Persians who were known to have a different approach to rule and Empire than others did .

 

Love thy neighbor ?   Do unto others ....  ''  ?  

 

• Confucius (China, c. 500 BCE): "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others".
• Hinduism: The Mahabharata (c. 4th century BCE) states: "One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self".
• Greek Philosophy: Plato wrote in Crito that one should not mistreat anyone because they have mistreated you, emphasizing a refusal of vengeance

The good leader principle was well established in Zoroastrianism / Persian Empire 

 

I will not bother listing further facts and details as I know accurate facts are not in your interests  . What seems to be in your interest is making false ( or ignorant ) claims to bolster your own religious beliefs  based on a narrow modern view fueled by social media , what is fashionable , gaming comics and cartoons . 

 

Good luck with that . 

Edited 17 hours ago by Nungali

[Nungali]

... are you claiming that modern day society is moral ? 

[wstein]

A high percentage of biblical writings are inspired (or edited versions) of previous culture's stories.