tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post114338702521767110..comments2024-03-04T13:23:26.433-06:00Comments on Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker: Cargo Cults -belief in the imminence of a new age of blessing, to be initiated by the arrival of a special ''cargo'' of goods from supernatural sourceStardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-56885719670691904372007-03-11T09:16:00.000-05:002007-03-11T09:16:00.000-05:00Thanks for the outstanding post. I've been fascina...Thanks for the outstanding post. I've been fascinated with the whole cargo cult phenomenon since I first read about it. It never ceases to amaze me how many people can laugh at their absurdity while not realizing that Christianity is no different.vjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868095335395368227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-1143608848474684332006-03-28T23:07:00.000-06:002006-03-28T23:07:00.000-06:00I read the John Frum article in Smithsonian magazi...I read the John Frum article in Smithsonian magazine while I was waiting to be seen by my doctor. I was so interested by the article, I ended up buying that issue from the newsstand.<BR/><BR/>What particularly interested me was how quickly the adherents of the John Frum Cargo Cult came to believe in the existence of a man who clearly never existed. It provides a clear cut example to christians who argue that Jesus must have existed and that he could not have been invented.<BR/><BR/>I must admit that I am still on the fence as to whether Jesus of the NT was a real person or not, but even if he was real, I know that he was not the son of the Creator of the Universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-1143594386493907362006-03-28T19:06:00.000-06:002006-03-28T19:06:00.000-06:00michealbains and mindgames - thanks for the great ...michealbains and mindgames - thanks for the great links! I read Godless Wonder all the time...how did I miss this one!Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-1143554256908998352006-03-28T07:57:00.000-06:002006-03-28T07:57:00.000-06:00The cult participants generally do not fully under...<I>The cult participants generally do not fully understand the significance of manufacturing or commerce. They have limited purchasing authority.</I><BR/><BR/>Huh.. Sounds just like a lot of Americans. Except in this country, we've got Credit to abuse as "purchasing authority."<BR/><BR/>'Tis, indeed, a small world after all, eh.<BR/><BR/>Gonna send a link to this post to a blogger named Jay. His blog is <A HREF="http://www.chiliasmchronicles.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Chiliasm Chronicles</A> and he writes about this sort of thing alot.Michael Bainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734972725056899460noreply@blogger.com