tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55533532009-02-21T22:43:50.507+08:00In search of The Almighty - from the Internet to the vast expanses of the human mindSpithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02646690469516088243noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553353.post-1081673101138274012004-04-11T16:43:00.000+08:002004-04-11T17:00:59.326+08:00

Reader Open Air challenged me to expound on what little research I have on Mithraism to include visuals as well. Since I am not one to back out on an "argument", I present to you a short and sweet visual journey into Mithraism. ROCK-SOLID THEORY? There have been some claims that if there were any similarities between Christianity and Mithraism, they were to be found in the arts of both

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Over the course of our history, religion had been a big thing where mankind was concerned. Just as much as some people want to prove the existence of their Gods, others want to disprove the very notion that any god created the world. Today, I give you a piece of my mind on the Mitraism vs. Christianity debate. Or more appropriately, debacle. INCIDENTS OF COINCIDENCE Christianity began

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Read in the news that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has had a screening of Mel Gibson's controversial moview The Passion of Christ. According to press reports, Arafat found the movie "historic and impressive" and not at all anti-semitic. In Reuter's account, Arafat was said to have described the movie as "historic and moving". In case you have been hiding under some coconut shell in an

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It's been a hell of a month, hasn't it? And, from the looks of things, things are really cooking here within the Malaysian blogger community, with the 11th General Election just over. A lot of people are riled up about the results, especially the Opposition's poor showing at the polls. LET'S JUST BLAME THE VOTER Amongst the disgruntled, there have been theories about how shortsighted the voters

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The promise of heaven, salvation or even Nirvana seems to be one of the most sought-after "commodities" among the religious. And I believe generally, we are split into two camps concerning the issue. One one side we have people who consider heaven to be the ultimate goal in life. On the other side, we have those who consider the afterlife overrated, if not preposterous. Yet, the funny thing is on

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Today, on my way to a regular appointment, I noticed that someone had erected a shrine on the road shoulder in this fairly busy business district in PJ. If you live in Malaysia, the chances are you would have encountered one of these little altar-shrine thingies. It's a tiny hut, usually no bigger than 9 sq ft. It's usually painted red and is embellished with traditional Chinese architecture.

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It's been awhile since I last blogged. Thanks largely to your commentaries, I have set myself on a pilgrimage - an electronic one, no less - to find the true face of Buddhism. However, I believe you will agree that no matter which sect of Buddhism you belong, Buddhism today has become so widespread, infused with so many different traditions and cultures that it's hard to discern what true

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Suresh's posting in his blog today is a subject close to my heart. What if your religious orientation clashed with your social obligations? What do you choose? In case you didn't click on the link, Suresh's gripe is with a born-again (Christian, I assume) son who refuses to bury his father according to their traditional Buddhist customs - as per his mother's wishes. As a result, she's

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The last post has been interesting - not the post itself but the comments from you folks out there! After all, that blog was merely a poll, and yet you were all riled-up to leave a whopping 61 comments!! Amazing. A DIVERSE BELIEF One of the things that stood out to me was the subject of Buddhism, thanks to reader wits0. Now, I have always dreaded touching this subject for the simple reason that

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Wow! Looks like I haven't been here awhile. Even the comments to my last post is piling up. Well, it's been a really hectic week last week so I never got round to it. And it looks like I'm not gonna get to it today as well since I'm shooting up north in a couple of hours. And I really don't expect to be able to get any internet access there. So looks like I'll only be back blogging after the

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Let's take stock of what we believe! But before you start voting, please read the folowing first so that we're on the same wavelength. In matters of religion, some people say that we're seperated into two categories. Either you believe in God (or Gods), or you don't. But I think in a Malaysian context, there just might be one more category - the one where you refuse the notion of a God but

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A couple of days back I managed to catch a glimpse of Edisi Siasat on NTV7. I love this programme! Apparently, the Malays have gotten onto the bandwagon of the oldest Get-Rich-Quick scheme - "Puja Kubur" (Grave Worship). Now lest anyone thinks I'm racist, I specifically mention Malays for the simple reason that I have always thought that only the Chinese and Indians believe in communicating with

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The Mad Cows have taken the United States of America. The Mad Cow Disease or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was first discovered in UK. basically, cows with the disease go quite nuts. Then when we eat them, we lose our mental faculties and our motor skills. And our brains just waste away progressively until we die. So, don't eat beef. Apparent, they've discovered the disease in deers as

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Looks like before the battle of Armageddon takes centrestage, Jesus has to do battle first with Santa Claus. Blogger Irene dropped me a mail since she can't access my comments. Apparently, parents and governments alike prefer Santa Claus to Jesus Christ! Do read my last post for context. Here are some cases, links courtesy of IreneQ. A primary school teacher in Australia bans a teacher for

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Tomorrow is Christmas. For a lot of us, it will be a day to take a break from the daily grind. For others, it'll be a great excuse for partying, drinking, gift-giving and stuff. And for some, it's a celebration of the birth of Christ. Anyway, Christmas IS supposed to be the birth of Jesus. But most people acknowledge that this isn't exactly accurate. Blogger Viewtru has a nice post about this,

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Read in The Star today that Saddam knocks Jesus off the cover of Time Magazine. Couldn't find it on the online version, though. But there's a similar story right here.Anyway, 30% of Time's 4 million circulation had already been printed when the story of Saddam's capture, captured the world. So, in the interest of keeping up with the times (or for the sake of higher sales, who knows?), Time did a

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Okay kiddies, just recently we have learnt that Christians consider Jesus to be God himself. As for the Muslims, Jesus is a prophet of God and not the Big Man himself. And then there on the other extreme are the Jews - who'd really rather not have anything to do with Jesus! Today we shall learn why Jesus is a thorn in the side of the Jews and why their execution of Him continues to haunt them up

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Hotmail is driving me crazy. It takes forever to load and I have to go through far too many steps just to read my mails. And if you're a Hotmail user, you would have noticed that lately the Hotmail guys have changed the interface. Now, I'm all for change. I am. But instead of improving anything, the new Hotmail is cumbersome and annoying, and that's as politely as I can put it. It stresses the

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It's been a week and still no one has come forth with their piece on Jesus. Looks like my cheap ploy to rest my lazy butt has failed miserably. Well, looks like I have no choice but to find my own stuff on Jesus Christ and put them up here for you to dissect! Hopefully, you'll oblige. JESUS SAVES Jesus Christ is pivotal to the Christian faith. In case you didn't know, the basis of Christianity

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Jesus is one of the most pivotal characters in the big three religions. To the Jews, Jesus was a political upstart and a troublemaker. To the Muslims, Isa Al-Maseh was a great prophet who did miracles. To the Christians, Jesus was the son of God sent to the world to save mankind. Either way, Jesus Christ remains an important figure in the faiths of millions. Once upon a time, atheists have tried

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Here are three words that I never quite understood as a whole. Of the three, I understand "maaf" to mean "forgive". And then there is "batin" which I have always taken to mean "inner self" or something to that effect. I have no idea what a "zahir" is. I also don't know if the arrangement of the three words are meant to form a sentence or if they're three individual words together. And to think

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I've been a lazy dogshit. Which is why you haven't seen any posts for a few days now. Don't get me wrong, and assume that I have learnt the error of my ways. I'm a slow-learner. And a lazy dogshit. But I will blog on anyway, since I'm also bursting at the seams with opinions. In the week that had been, I have found faith once again in the educational value of our local dailies. Nope, I am not

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Read a coupla of days ago in NoorHidayat's blog about the a group of folks from Kelantan who got into a shitload of trouble for renouncing Islam. Read about them again today. In case you're too damn lazy to click on the links, here's a summary of the case. Mat Yaakub Ismail, 56, Kamariah Ali, 51, Mohamad Ya, 57 and Daud Mamat, 72 (hereinafter referred to as the Kelantan Four) decided they no

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Last Thursday, I decided to sneak off home at lunchtime since I had decided not to eat that day. So there in my ponteng mode, I snuck off home and did what every normal, hot-blooded male does whenever they come home to an empty house in the middle of the day. I switch on the TV! Never mind that there wasn't anything showing. I just had to have it on. And this is terrestial TV, mind you! I'm too

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CS Lewis had this to say: Indeed the best thing about happiness itself is that it liberates you from thinking about happiness - as the greatest pleasure that money can give us is to make it unnecessary to think about money. This is a follow up to my last post (scroll down, I know you can). Religious people swear by their convictions. CS Lewis did. He believed he found true happiness when he found

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