Thursday, December 01, 2005

 

Was the God of Moses a praying mantis?

What is the desired reaction of an author who asks a question, "Was Jehovah a praying mantis being?" Joe Lewels is not kidding. He frames his question in a context of mysteries about why God would not reveal his frightening countenance to his chosen ones like Moses. He points out that a sect called the Mandaeans believed that the physical world was created and ruled over by a Lord of Darkness variously known as Snake, Dragon, Monster, and Giant.

Read more:
http://www.reall.org/newsletter/v07/n05/graying-mantis.html

# posted by Cliff Pickover @ 8:54 AM
Comments:
Kinda weird to read someone referring to the Mandaeans in the past tense.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9:00 PM
 
If God exists, I always thought countenance could not be revealed to physical beings because to see God would cause blindness & to be with God would cause death. And I believe both would be true.
# posted by Blogger joa1431 : 4:33 PM
 
If God manifests as a Praying Mantis, do we now know what a Tasmanian Devil really is?
# posted by Blogger joa1431 : 6:03 PM
 
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