I Am An Atheist
Word of warning to the zealots: I'm happy to have a calm and rational conversation. I will delete rude or "I'm offended!" comments without a second thought. If you don't like what I have to say below, please kindly move along.
While I don't believe in either of the Judeo-Christian mythological characters mentioned below, I find the hypothetical conjecture and story telling to be fun. Besides, I love Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Norse, and other mythologies too, and am always intrigued by imaginative retellings and appropriations of such characters.
My husband and I like to have discussions about how misunderstood poor Lucifer is. We know that history is written by the winners, regardless of who is right. We know that, until very recently in American history education, Custer was painted as a hero. And every villain is the hero of their own story.
What if the bible is actually the false recounting from the perspective of the villain, Jehovah, who was jealous of the beauty of and love received by Lucifer, one of several creators.
On the 5th day:
"Let US create THEM in OUR image."
Lucifer and several other gods created many men and woman, who walked the earth freely.
Jehovah plotted with a few others to plan to overthrow Lucifer. Then on the 8th day, Jehovah created the Garden of Eden, Adam and Lilith as his own little side experiment. Lilith was too smart to be subservient, and she left. Jehovah made Eve from Adam's rib so that she would be subservient. But she was too subservient, and when Lucifer showed her the path to knowledge (The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge), Jehovah was mad that his pets weren't following his rules.
Also, consider the story of Job. It describes the interactions between Jehovah and Lucifer as though they are old friends having a drink and placing bets. Lucifer was clearly not banished to hell. He can visit heaven whenever he likes. In fact, Lucifer was not the one inflicting pain and suffering upon Job and his family, Jehovah did it.
While I don't believe in either of the Judeo-Christian mythological characters mentioned below, I find the hypothetical conjecture and story telling to be fun. Besides, I love Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Norse, and other mythologies too, and am always intrigued by imaginative retellings and appropriations of such characters.
My husband and I like to have discussions about how misunderstood poor Lucifer is. We know that history is written by the winners, regardless of who is right. We know that, until very recently in American history education, Custer was painted as a hero. And every villain is the hero of their own story.
What if the bible is actually the false recounting from the perspective of the villain, Jehovah, who was jealous of the beauty of and love received by Lucifer, one of several creators.
On the 5th day:
"Let US create THEM in OUR image."
Lucifer and several other gods created many men and woman, who walked the earth freely.
Jehovah plotted with a few others to plan to overthrow Lucifer. Then on the 8th day, Jehovah created the Garden of Eden, Adam and Lilith as his own little side experiment. Lilith was too smart to be subservient, and she left. Jehovah made Eve from Adam's rib so that she would be subservient. But she was too subservient, and when Lucifer showed her the path to knowledge (The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge), Jehovah was mad that his pets weren't following his rules.
Also, consider the story of Job. It describes the interactions between Jehovah and Lucifer as though they are old friends having a drink and placing bets. Lucifer was clearly not banished to hell. He can visit heaven whenever he likes. In fact, Lucifer was not the one inflicting pain and suffering upon Job and his family, Jehovah did it.
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