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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by MajorSauce to c/[email protected]

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All we have are scriptures and texts that could have been a series of meme that built/improved from eachother but lost the common knowledge between the generations that it was fictional.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That’s a cool thought.

Same with Julius Caesar, Nebuchadnezzar, Christopher Columbus, Henry VIII, Copernicus, Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy.

Really anybody famous could have their image embellished back before the widespread ability to read and write. (Some folks listed above may not have lived in a time of illiteracy, but it was hard to think of a list of historical characters lol.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

We know that this is from a series of texts that built on each other - many "facts" and feats attributed to Jesus were earlier attributed to Mithras and others.

The same "miracles" and other stuff get reused and applied to new prophets or supposed gods as they roll in.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Chuck norris could be the second coming of Jesus, and here you are, writing blasphemy

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Isn't that how cats inserted themselves into human society?

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