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With the sequel to the Matrix coming out soon, I am reminded of what happened after the first movie came out. About a million people with too much time on their hands decided to make websites paralleling the lives of Jesus and Neo.
I just want to say that anyone who has ever actually studied religion in a non-biased context would clearly see that this movie more closely parallels the story of Siddhartha Gautama (akd Shakyamuni; aka the Buddha). I would also like to point out that I'm not asserting that the Wachowski brothers intended this allegory either, but it makes more sense than the Christian version.
I believe that some people out there subconsciously realize that their belief system is less than perfect -- that is to say it is incomplete on its own. They realize that other people are not interested in their religion because of this incompleteness. In response to these feelings, they try to make their religion that which it is not. They are hoping to lure others to practice their religion by masking it behind something that is well received by society as a whole. These statements hold true for most religions in general.
If a system of beliefs has true merit, then it will be self-consistent and people will gladly practice it without having to make changes so as to suit different cultures or different eras.
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I just want to say that anyone who has ever actually studied religion in a non-biased context would clearly see that this movie more closely parallels the story of Siddhartha Gautama (akd Shakyamuni; aka the Buddha). I would also like to point out that I'm not asserting that the Wachowski brothers intended this allegory either, but it makes more sense than the Christian version.
I believe that some people out there subconsciously realize that their belief system is less than perfect -- that is to say it is incomplete on its own. They realize that other people are not interested in their religion because of this incompleteness. In response to these feelings, they try to make their religion that which it is not. They are hoping to lure others to practice their religion by masking it behind something that is well received by society as a whole. These statements hold true for most religions in general.
If a system of beliefs has true merit, then it will be self-consistent and people will gladly practice it without having to make changes so as to suit different cultures or different eras.
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