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Okay, I calmed down more, played with my chickens, saw my favorite cows on my way home, think I'm good now....


Anyone have a favorite myth or story?
Not my fav but one id like to share. Taken from wiki

TLDR: The legend of Lilith. The first woman, who refused to be subservient to Adam. Eventually becoming temptation (the serpent). Also known as mother of vampires. My pet snake is named Lilith after this legend.

In some Jewish folklore, such as the satiric Alphabet of Sirach (c. AD 700–1000), Lilith appears as Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time (Rosh Hashanah) and from the same clay as Adam – compare Genesis 1:27 (this contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs: Genesis 2:22). The legend of Lilith developed extensively during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadah, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism.[5] For example, in the 11th-century writings of Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she had coupled with the archangel Samael.[6]

Interpretations of Lilith found in later Jewish materials are plentiful, but little information has survived relating to the Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian view of this class of demons. While researchers almost universally agree that a connection exists, recent scholarship has disputed the relevance of two sources previously used to connect the Jewish lilith to an Akkadian lilītu – the Gilgamesh appendix and the Arslan Tash amulets.[7] (see below for discussion of these two problematic sources) "Other scholars, such as Lowell K. Handy, agree that Lilith derives from Mesopotamian demons but argue against finding evidence of the Hebrew Lilith in many of the epigraphical and artifactual sources frequently cited as such (e.g., the Sumerian Gilgamesh fragment, the Sumerian incantation from Arshlan-Tash)."[6]:174

In Hebrew-language texts, the term lilith or lilit (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34:14, either in singular or plural form according to variations in the earliest manuscripts. The Isaiah 34:14 Lilith reference does not appear in most common Bible translations such as KJV and NIV. Commentators and interpreters often envision the figure of Lilith as a dangerous demon of the night, who is sexually wanton, and who steals babies in the darkness. In the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q510-511, the term first occurs in a list of monsters. Jewish magical inscriptions on bowls and amulets from the 6th century AD onwards identify Lilith as a female demon and provide the first visual depictions of her.
 
Not my fav but one id like to share. Taken from wiki

TLDR: The legend of Lilith. The first woman, who refused to be subservient to Adam. Eventually becoming temptation (the serpent). Also known as mother of vampires. My pet snake is named Lilith after this legend.

In some Jewish folklore, such as the satiric Alphabet of Sirach (c. AD 700–1000), Lilith appears as Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time (Rosh Hashanah) and from the same clay as Adam – compare Genesis 1:27 (this contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs: Genesis 2:22). The legend of Lilith developed extensively during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadah, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism.[5] For example, in the 11th-century writings of Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she had coupled with the archangel Samael.[6]

Interpretations of Lilith found in later Jewish materials are plentiful, but little information has survived relating to the Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian view of this class of demons. While researchers almost universally agree that a connection exists, recent scholarship has disputed the relevance of two sources previously used to connect the Jewish lilith to an Akkadian lilītu – the Gilgamesh appendix and the Arslan Tash amulets.[7] (see below for discussion of these two problematic sources) "Other scholars, such as Lowell K. Handy, agree that Lilith derives from Mesopotamian demons but argue against finding evidence of the Hebrew Lilith in many of the epigraphical and artifactual sources frequently cited as such (e.g., the Sumerian Gilgamesh fragment, the Sumerian incantation from Arshlan-Tash)."[6]:174

In Hebrew-language texts, the term lilith or lilit (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34:14, either in singular or plural form according to variations in the earliest manuscripts. The Isaiah 34:14 Lilith reference does not appear in most common Bible translations such as KJV and NIV. Commentators and interpreters often envision the figure of Lilith as a dangerous demon of the night, who is sexually wanton, and who steals babies in the darkness. In the Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q510-511, the term first occurs in a list of monsters. Jewish magical inscriptions on bowls and amulets from the 6th century AD onwards identify Lilith as a female demon and provide the first visual depictions of her.
I had an altered version her as a character in a story I had started writing years ago. Might start that story up again.... 🤔
 
I think as long as you've acknowledged that what you're offering is an opinion your input is welcome. But I'd appreciate it if you didn't assume that the religious person has a better understanding of God than the pygmy does without explaining why that might be.
The uncivilized prrson may actually have a far better understanding of God (IMO) than the person with a generations-long history of so-called Christianity. When missionaries enter areas that have been previously unentered, it is not unusual for them to discover that the indigent peoples already have a clear understanding that there is one Deity, that He is the Creator, that He wants them to live clean, moral lives in harmony with one another, etc. They know this through dreams and visions. God can raise up prophets anywhere among any people. God is not limited to work only through certain groups of people, i.e., European-American Judeo-Christian Protestant evangelicals.
 
What I don't agree with is the prevalent attitude of, "I believe in God and I know Him," which can give the impression of being somehow better or more righteous than others. Like, I'm a special child of God because I am a believer.

I always wonder, what about indigenous people in third-world environments, who never have the opportunity to learn about God? Are they not special, too? It's not their fault if they never saw a Bible or never went to Sunday School.
Yeah, that's annoying.. one person said I'm "uncivilized" or a heathen or stupid just because I'm not religious.... like honey you think the earth is flat 🙄🤚
 
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