A Brief History Of The Abrahamic Mythologies
Where did Judaism, Christianity, and Islam really come from?
It is ironic that in general the people who fervently believe in a particular religion have little or no knowledge about the origins of their mythology. This ignorance of the basics means religionists are easy prey for anyone who deftly manipulates a few chosen elements; religionists too often therefore can readily be exhorted to commit all manner of unwelcome acts ranging from mild censorship all the way through to violent actions against others. As Voltaire wisely noted, “when you can make a person believe absurdities, you can make that person commit atrocities.”
It is therefore important for people to understand the origins of the myths in which they believe so that they understand how arbitrary and mashed-together their religious dogmas actually are. When you understand how your mythology has arisen, its antecedents, influences, and pieces copied wholesale from other myths, it hopefully will become slightly more difficult to go out and slaughter the neighbors merely because they don’t believe exactly the same dogma you do.
What follows in this article is the result of a great deal of study over many years. I’ve always been curious as to why people believe uncritically all manner of clearly non-demonstrable claims…
