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Objects of Holiness/Deities
yo.
not looking for any sort of philosophical christian vs. atheist debate blah blah.
I'm quite interested in how and why things have become holy in the past, as well as how deities become an object of worship. Tribal religions are especially interesting to me, as they seem to be more outlandish than mainstream doctrines. Could this be solely based on location/surroundings or are there other drives behind this? Why do you think certain beings/articles are sacred?
sorry if you find this trivial, I personally think it's thought provoking
not looking for any sort of philosophical christian vs. atheist debate blah blah.
I'm quite interested in how and why things have become holy in the past, as well as how deities become an object of worship. Tribal religions are especially interesting to me, as they seem to be more outlandish than mainstream doctrines. Could this be solely based on location/surroundings or are there other drives behind this? Why do you think certain beings/articles are sacred?
sorry if you find this trivial, I personally think it's thought provoking
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Yes, I would say it's definitely based on location.
Take for example the foundation stone, I wonder why the birthplace of the Earth just happens to sit inside Israel, or why it's going to be the place that God's throne sits upon when judgement day comes. Wouldn't you expect that to be in Eden?
I would say the location was chosen because it was convenient.
Shinto takes this tradition to the extreme, where gods live in everything.
Take for example the foundation stone, I wonder why the birthplace of the Earth just happens to sit inside Israel, or why it's going to be the place that God's throne sits upon when judgement day comes. Wouldn't you expect that to be in Eden?
I would say the location was chosen because it was convenient.
Shinto takes this tradition to the extreme, where gods live in everything.
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Originally Posted by ImmortalPig
Yes, I would say it's definitely based on location.
Take for example the foundation stone, I wonder why the birthplace of the Earth just happens to sit inside Israel, or why it's going to be the place that God's throne sits upon when judgement day comes. Wouldn't you expect that to be in Eden?
I would say the location was chosen because it was convenient.
That location was chosen because it is believed to be the top of the Temple Mount, the site of the original First Temple.
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Originally Posted by Boredpayne
That location was chosen because it is believed to be the top of the Temple Mount, the site of the original First Temple.
Yeah, a /very/ convenient choice.
Though perhaps the choosing of the temple mount as the site of solomon's temple was itself merely for convenience, after all, there is no evidence that it was actually there.
I think the foundation stone is quite unique because it has been chosen as the focus point of so many events. You don't usually see that, something is usually holy for one reason only, and usually you would think that adding more attributes would detract from the importance.
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