XPost: alt.philosophy, alt.atheism
From: chumley702@chartermi.net

"Joseph H"  wrote in message
news:1144575599.465026.58100@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> New book out, Gospel of Judas, claims he was really star of the show.
> Story goes,  Jesus wanted to be martyred to complete his mission but
> nobody could be bothered so he asked Judas to spread the bad word. It
> worked.
>
> So why was Judas vilified? It's easy: the bunch of sychophants and
> toadies that surround any martyr would be so furious to see Judas
> favoured that they'd ruin him forever. Rings true. Isn't that the way
> the world works? Anybody who tries anything good is vilified by
> sycophants and toadies, antibodies who attack anything vital and
> positive.
>
> How did we evolve at all? How did we ever colonise our planet and come
> as close as we have to knowing the nature of existence? Backwards, I'd
> say: arse projected outwards into a sea of Global Smallness. Isn't it
> time we countered this Global Smallness? Isn't it time we finally stood
> up for what is positive and enduring and life-enhancing and blew away
> the antibodies who dog our every move?
>
> Joseph H
>

This idea about Judas' role is not new.  Kazantzakis portayed him in just
this way in "The Last Temptation of Christ".

Scott

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