Describe The Relationship Between Zeitgeist And Religion
In his film, Zeitgeist, Peter Joseph claims that all religions are the same, and they simply change the characters and settings of the story. In order to due this, he compares all everything to the sun and the zodiac, and explains how everything is connected. However, even though his information may seem reliable and acceptable, he provides no sources or other material to back up his claims regarding world religions. He uses a variety of verses from the Bible in order to back up his claims about Jesus being a recreation of sun mythology without putting any context behind them. Also within the film, there are recordings of various people mocking Christianity and other religions which also have no context behind them as well. The religious
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Similarly to Horus, Mithras birth is unknown and probably not the date of December 25th. Additionally, Mithras was not born of a virgin. According to historians, Mithras was born from a rock, not a human. Jospeh claims that there were shepherds present at Mithras birth, however this claim seems to be based off of a single piece of art from the fourth century. "The earliest existing account of Mithras’ birth is found in a relief depicting him emerging from a rock with the assistance of men who certainly appear to be shepherds (which is interesting considering his birth was supposed to have preceded the creation of humans!)." Also, Jospeh's claim that Mithras had twelve disciples is based off of anchored piece of art depicting Mithras surrounded by the twelve zodiac signs. "There is no reason to conclude that signs of the Zodiac are “disciples.” Remember, there is no written record of Mithras’s existence from the 1st to 4th centuries when the cult thrived. The earliest writings are from outsiders recording their observations. So most of the wild assertions of Zeitgeist are just being based on this piece of art." In Mithraism, Mithras never dies, and instead once his earthly mission was complete, he returned to the skies in a chariot. Throughout the film, Peter Joseph makes wild assertions regrading the similarities between Jesus and other pagan gods that are incorrect and are not
Similarly to Horus, Mithras birth is unknown and probably not the date of December 25th. Additionally, Mithras was not born of a virgin. According to historians, Mithras was born from a rock, not a human. Jospeh claims that there were shepherds present at Mithras birth, however this claim seems to be based off of a single piece of art from the fourth century. "The earliest existing account of Mithras’ birth is found in a relief depicting him emerging from a rock with the assistance of men who certainly appear to be shepherds (which is interesting considering his birth was supposed to have preceded the creation of humans!)." Also, Jospeh's claim that Mithras had twelve disciples is based off of anchored piece of art depicting Mithras surrounded by the twelve zodiac signs. "There is no reason to conclude that signs of the Zodiac are “disciples.” Remember, there is no written record of Mithras’s existence from the 1st to 4th centuries when the cult thrived. The earliest writings are from outsiders recording their observations. So most of the wild assertions of Zeitgeist are just being based on this piece of art." In Mithraism, Mithras never dies, and instead once his earthly mission was complete, he returned to the skies in a chariot. Throughout the film, Peter Joseph makes wild assertions regrading the similarities between Jesus and other pagan gods that are incorrect and are not