By Anonymous - 01/10/2013 23:36 - United States - Tucson

Today, my mom blew her top when I casually mentioned that it's pretty well known that the story of Jesus is a retelling of older Persian and Egyptian stories. She then went on to yell at me that I wasted my money on college and "book learning". FML
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Kerensky 17

The story in Genesis is probably what you're thinking of. Creation and early history are told similarly in many cultures. Jesus is a historical figure that is proven to have existed, Messiah or not.

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graceinsheepwear 33

I bet you had an idea of your mom's religious beliefs before you "casually" mentioned your view. It sounds to me like you baited her a bit. If so, YDI.

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scooterdude720 19

Things did tend to spread by word of mouth back then.

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scooterdude720 19

Is that a new-fangled term for carrier pigeon?

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steffi90 13

there are many different stories as to how the bible came about. different people will each have their own beliefs and debates can be healthy, however it sounds like your mum overreacted. maybe leave religious debates out of conversations with her from now on and continue with your studies.

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lex1459 38

It hurt a lot less than ye olde Facebook, which was just when they took two flat pieces of stone and smacked their faces between them.

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scooterdude720 19

I hate to be a jerk about this #15, but use the reply button when you actually want to reply to a comment. Don't use it to get your comment higher up.

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scooterdude720 19

I hate to be a jerk about this #15, but use the reply button when you actually want to reply to someone's comment. Don't use it to get your comment higher up.

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astralvagan 20

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lolfood 24

I can't wait for the religious debate...

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Balderich 1

I'm no religious nut, but I am an avid reader of Cracked, and I think the OP is full of malarkey. See #4 on the list: goo.gl/p9GE0t That being said, book learning is great, documentary learning can be hit or miss.

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joea21 21

You guys are obviously not familiar with stepbrothers... That is what saddens me

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RodzillaX 30

An education sure is a waste of time...

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whiteboy896 9

Let people believe what they want OP! with that being said, i would say she did overreact just a tad bit. YDI kinda..so i will not vote :P

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whiteboy896 9

i never vote anyways, so idk why i even put that part

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Nyx_fml 23

She's just a gangsta. She prefers street cred.

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Kerensky 17

The story in Genesis is probably what you're thinking of. Creation and early history are told similarly in many cultures. Jesus is a historical figure that is proven to have existed, Messiah or not.

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Balderich 1

I think the OP actually got her bad info from Religulous (see #4 here: goo.gl/p9GE0t).

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Shrike 23

#24, I'm not even religious in the slightest, and I know, like virtually every intellectually-honest scholar out there, that Jesus was a historical figure, son of god or not. You just look like an uneducated idiot.

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scooterdude720 19

There are many Non-Christian sources that prove Jesus's existence; Josephus is one. However, FML is not a religious debate forum. Don't try to make it one.

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mamaflower 23

I don't have references to back it up on hand. But Jesus did exist and he was crucified as a criminal, people came across old census records with him on it years ago. It's the messiah thing that is up for debate.

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B00K_L0V3R93 31

Actually, OP is right. In a lot of ancient cultures there is mythology of hero characters that die and come back to life. In Egyptian mythology for example, Osiris is killed by his brother Seth and ripped apart, his wife Isis puts him back together and he lives for a while and then dies again, becoming god of the dead. Its not exactly Jesus, who indeed was a historical figure, but it is a common theme of death and rejuvenation.

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Welshguy 2

Are you talking about the Horus when you talk about the Egyption stuff? Because he wasn't born of a virgin. The way Horus was concived is much more strange than that. Jesus wasn't born on December 25, at least the bible doesn't say so. Most of this stuff comes from the Zeitgeist documentry. Most of the stuff is simply not true.

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