Comments on: Neuroscience in Renaissance Religious Paintings http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:46:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: NiteWhite http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474683 NiteWhite Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:23:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474683 @BladedChimera: Exodus 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 11:6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel also: For example, God kills 70,000 innocent people because David ordered a census of the people (1 Chronicles 21). God also orders the destruction of 60 cities so that the Israelites can live there. He orders the killing of all the men, women, and children of each city, and the looting of all of value (Deuteronomy 3). He orders another attack and the killing of “all the living creatures of the city: men and women, young, and old, as well as oxen sheep, and asses” (Joshua 6). In Judges 21, He orders the murder of all the people of Jabesh-gilead, except for the virgin girls who were taken to be forcibly raped and married. When they wanted more virgins, God told them to hide alongside the road and when they saw a girl they liked, kidnap her and forcibly rape her and make her your wife! Just about every other page in the Old Testament has God killing somebody! In 2 Kings 10:18-27, God orders the murder of all the worshipers of a different god in their very own church! In total God kills 371,186 people directly and orders another 1,862,265 people murdered. When the Jewish people invaded Canaan at God's comand, they slaughtered everyone and took their land. @BladedChimera:
Exodus 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
11:6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel

also:
For example, God kills 70,000 innocent people because David ordered a census of the people (1 Chronicles 21). God also orders the destruction of 60 cities so that the Israelites can live there. He orders the killing of all the men, women, and children of each city, and the looting of all of value (Deuteronomy 3). He orders another attack and the killing of “all the living creatures of the city: men and women, young, and old, as well as oxen sheep, and asses” (Joshua 6). In Judges 21, He orders the murder of all the people of Jabesh-gilead, except for the virgin girls who were taken to be forcibly raped and married. When they wanted more virgins, God told them to hide alongside the road and when they saw a girl they liked, kidnap her and forcibly rape her and make her your wife! Just about every other page in the Old Testament has God killing somebody! In 2 Kings 10:18-27, God orders the murder of all the worshipers of a different god in their very own church! In total God kills 371,186 people directly and orders another 1,862,265 people murdered.
When the Jewish people invaded Canaan at God’s comand, they slaughtered everyone and took their land.

]]> By: BladedChimera http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474654 BladedChimera Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:55:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474654 Nite, please ellaborate on what ethnicity and race you would be to get eternal damnation. In what way am I being a "sheep" by believing in one thing? How is thinking one thing not thinking rationally? until scientists prove or disprove the validity of anything supernatural it's another theory. Nite, please ellaborate on what ethnicity and race you would be to get eternal damnation.

In what way am I being a “sheep” by believing in one thing? How is thinking one thing not thinking rationally? until scientists prove or disprove the validity of anything supernatural it’s another theory.

]]> By: NiteWhite http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474473 NiteWhite Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:15:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474473 If you don't follow the Abrahamic dood you get eternal damnation. If you commit a mortal sin, you get eternal damnation. If you are a certain ethnicity, you get eternal damnation. If you live a gay lifestyle, you get eternal damnation. If you are a certain race, you get eternal damnation. (all according to a fictional book written by goat herders 2000 years ago- like 'whoa') It's no wonder even learned scientists and free-thinkers in the past had to pretend to believe in God, just to conform with all the sheep who would rather hedge their bets than to think rationally. Whereas once I could have been killed for being sacrelegious, today I enjoy the progress we have made as a civilization in our rapidly declining belief in the supernatural. Yes, science is filling in the gaps. That's why I proclaim my infidel status every moment I get, to hasten our society away from the oppressive nature of the Abrahamic dood. (gets off soapbox) If you don’t follow the Abrahamic dood you get eternal damnation. If you commit a mortal sin, you get eternal damnation. If you are a certain ethnicity, you get eternal damnation. If you live a gay lifestyle, you get eternal damnation. If you are a certain race, you get eternal damnation. (all according to a fictional book written by goat herders 2000 years ago- like ‘whoa’)

It’s no wonder even learned scientists and free-thinkers in the past had to pretend to believe in God, just to conform with all the sheep who would rather hedge their bets than to think rationally.

Whereas once I could have been killed for being sacrelegious, today I enjoy the progress we have made as a civilization in our rapidly declining belief in the supernatural. Yes, science is filling in the gaps. That’s why I proclaim my infidel status every moment I get, to hasten our society away from the oppressive nature of the Abrahamic dood.

(gets off soapbox)

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474472 Ali S. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:13:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474472 @ Leela Wait, what? *looks at picture* Oooooh! *blushes* ;) @ Leela

Wait, what? *looks at picture* Oooooh! *blushes* ;)

]]> By: leela http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474387 leela Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:57:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474387 Quote: "In the Renaissance, artists studied anatomy almost by necessity in order to capture a more lifelike portrayal of the human body in their art." Haham... well, Michelangelo should have studied male anatomy a bit more "lifelike", if you ask me... ;-D Quote: “In the Renaissance, artists studied anatomy almost by necessity in order to capture a more lifelike portrayal of the human body in their art.”

Haham… well, Michelangelo should have studied male anatomy a bit more “lifelike”, if you ask me… ;-D

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474374 ted Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474374 The one shown here is the only one that was at all convincing. The other two were mere flights of fancy. The one shown here is the only one that was at all convincing. The other two were mere flights of fancy.

]]> By: stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474176 stacyj Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:45:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474176 Heh, at first I didn't quite get what that picture was meant to be doing, the "fit" between the god-figure and that overlaid brain was so good that I thought it was just some heavy-handed "statement piece" by some artist with a penchant for very simply drawn brains... the fact that it's meant to be showing how the god-figure COULD have been composed that way specifically -to- suggest a human brain is really quite fascinating. Not sure if I believe it or not (the 'Transfiguration of Christ' painting on that page in particular seems like a real stretch), but the potential for it to be true in some instances is really intriguing ... Heh, at first I didn’t quite get what that picture was meant to be doing, the “fit” between the god-figure and that overlaid brain was so good that I thought it was just some heavy-handed “statement piece” by some artist with a penchant for very simply drawn brains… the fact that it’s meant to be showing how the god-figure COULD have been composed that way specifically -to- suggest a human brain is really quite fascinating. Not sure if I believe it or not (the ‘Transfiguration of Christ’ painting on that page in particular seems like a real stretch), but the potential for it to be true in some instances is really intriguing …

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474137 Christophe Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:20:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/09/neuroscience-in-renaissance-religious-paintings/#comment-474137 Yep. And continental drift is caused by Earth expansion. Yep. And continental drift is caused by Earth expansion.

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