Thor, son of Odin, died on the world tree for all of your sins. Then this Jesus guy thought it would be very cool if he too, son of a god, were to die on a tree and did so afterwards. Why doesn't Jesus just find his own way to die and quit ripping off Thor? What next, will Jesus descend on Earth with his trusty warhammer Mjolinr?
PS, if anybody ever does find the True Cross, I'm going to burn it in retaliation for St. Boniface's cutting down Thor's Oak in Germany, 723AD. You Christians have no shame, demolishing sacred sites and relics of other faiths rather than just proving the existence of your own. Needless to say, History has records of Thor, but not Jesus or even the Ark. Yet you call Thor "Mythology"?
Kneel before the God of Thunder!
2007-06-29 06:02:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Boar's Heart: the Prosa Edda says that you were the result of a homosexual union between Fenris and a 12-year-old frost giant boy. GET IT RIGHT!
2007-06-29 06:23:41 · update #1
Not Such a Bad Thing: Please stop touching my penis. thank you.
2007-06-29 06:24:33 · update #2
you go, girl
2007-06-29 06:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Cerebal 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Then again, perhaps the god dying on a tree is a universal mythological archetype? Having said that, the desecration of Thor's Oak sounds a pretty offensive thing. Not all Christians would say it was a good thing to cut it down though... just think of the outrage over the Afghan Buddhas!
2007-06-29 13:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jerusalem Delivered 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While I generally support anyone comparing and contrasting Thor and Jesus (because Thor naturally comes out on top), Boar's Heart actually knows what he's talking about, and you don't.
Also, I don't think Thor wants anyone kneeling before him. He's always preferred to see me standing on my own two feet.
2007-07-02 01:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thor was a pretty cool myth to rip off. Christians have to badmouth other mythologies, so people don't investigate and find just how little is original.
2007-06-29 14:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by Fred 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WTF are you on about?
ODIN self-sacrificed himself on Yggdrasil to win the runes, and hung there nine nights with, according to tradition, his spear Gungnir impaling him (sound familiar yet?) But, unlike the *other* guy, being an actual god, Odin didn't die.
Thor kills his ancient arch-enemy, the Midgardh Serpent (one of Loki's misbegotten offspring from the giantess Angrbodr) at Ragnarok but succumbs to its venom in the process.
Honestly, if you're going to use MY religion to mock the draugrtru, at least get the details right . . . go to the *Eddas* not some lame Viking Metal CD's liner notes!
2007-06-29 13:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Look at what they did to Aztec history if you really want to make yourself sick.
Don S: "Every once in a while someone comes along that you just have to put on your Block User List."
That is a long list. Everyone without your happy Christian world view.
2007-06-29 13:07:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Long live Thor!
2007-06-29 13:04:58 · answer #7 · answered by Netti 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ok man. i don't know where you get your facts from but let me help you straighten this out.
first of all. the legend of the Norse gods was not developed until around 500 ad that is to say if Thor died then he would have died 200 years after Christ. who is stealing who's thunder?
second. you don't even have your stories straight. Thor is not the one who died it was Odin he died to obtain wisdom. after three days he supposedly rose from the dead. being smarter than before. sounds kinda familiar doesn't it? the Germans stole the story not the other way around.
third there is more proof for Christ having been alive and died than there is for Julius Ceasar. have you ever heard of Yosefus? he was a jewish historian. in his writings are mentions of Jesus and his miracles. have you ever heard of Pliny the Younger. he also metions Jesus and his disciples.
so now i ask you who is the one who is copying and morfing stories?
2007-06-29 13:16:36 · answer #8 · answered by not such a bad thing bad 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋
When you pick and choose what parts of the mythology to include, they sound strikingly similar.
When you read the whole story, it sounds incredibly different.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor
It's all about perspective.
2007-06-29 13:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most people...including religious "scholors" do not know of this story. you should spread this around more. Kudos
2007-06-29 13:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by dusmul78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is a person who is obviously underage, allowed to be online without adult supervision? Where is your mother?
You need your little butt smacked and that computer taken out of your bedroom.
2007-06-29 13:08:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋