The Baal worshipping priests of NASA preaching Murcury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Pluto. All of them pagan gods of the Helios heavens.
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If they worship “Baal” (which was not a specific god, but a divine title meaning “Lord” associated in particular with Hammon and/or a given city’s patron god), why do they name the planets after Roman deities rather than ancient Levantine ones? Shouldn’t it be something like Melqart, Astarte, Resheph, Hammon, Dagon, El, Yam, Mot?
The Baal worshipping priests of NASA This part alone cracked me up.
Fun fact:
Aphrodite, Artemis and Apollo were originally from Asia, which is why, in the Illiad, they are on Troy’s side. Specifically, Aphrodite is Astarte (though she lost the original’s aspect of being a goddess of violence early on, although very early depictions do depict her bearing weapons) and Apollo, then known in Hittite as Apaliunas, was the patron god of Wilusa (historical Troy). His positive traits were a later reinterpretation - in the Illiad, he appears as a bringer of plague, and he is likely related to Nergal, the Mesopotamian archer-god of plague, war and the scorching desert sun.
Indeed you’re correct, and even some of their moons are named in honour of the Roman deity’s hanger-ons, such as Ganymede for Jupiter. However, to therefore call astronauts “Baal-worshipping” is just plain ridiculous.
As a Geordie would say, 'What a loada Baal locks! Haddaway an' shite, mon!'.
...and what about Roscosmos? CNSA? ESA? JAXA? And for so many on Godlike Productions who think Donald Fart is the Second Coming: his 'Space Farce' and all?
Just NASA? Strategic Air Command on Xmas Eve just laugh at you, OP: and that's just that part of the US Air Force.
NASA has priests? I thought it was Space they were working on, not religion.
Venus is not a god, technically speaking. She’s a goddess.
Oh, and the days of the week and the months of the year are equally bad, dearie. It must be tough having such an aversion of older religions, honey.
"preaching Murcury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Pluto. All of them pagan gods of the Helios heavens.”
I notice that you posted this on a Wednesday. That’s the day named after Odin, or Wotan.
Does that make you a preacher of the Norse religion?
Or do you mark all your checks that the middle of the week is the day ’Matthew’s Day,’ or something?
A month after your post, it was January, named after Janus, the two-faced god. Is that what you call it, preaching Roman gods?
Confused?
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