Feb 14 2010
Sunday Sacrilege: Astrological Mary
Seems like “Mother Mary” got punched in the head and is seeing stars. Guess how many there are? Twelve. No, not thirteen. How much do you want to bet that the number of stars in such halo depictions originates not in months but in astrological mythology?
In religions you can find not only supernatural beings, but super-mathematical numbers. Good numbers, bad numbers. As if a number could be good or bad. Of course, all the number stuff is evidence of ancient superstition. As are the deities themselves. It’s not a chaff and wheat situation; it’s chaff and chaff.
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The above photo was taken in Montreal.
Oh, and for more freethought writings, check out the latest Carnival of the Godless over at Homologous Legs.
