[ExI] The existence of Jesus (Was: Political Origins of Life)

[Amon Zero]

2012/2/6 Kryonica <kryonica at gmail.com>

> Well he is pretty undead as it is now, ascended to heaven and waiting to
> come back.  As for his cyborg qualities, he was enhanced by being made able
> to work all sorts of miracles, including curing the lame (stem cell spinal
> treatment), turning water into wine (advanced biochemistry) and raising the
> dead (full body repair in anticipation of Cryonics).  So yes, the fathers
> of the Church pretty much turned him from a dullard into an accomplished
> undead cyborg of his day ;-)  I wonder if they realise how transhumanist
> was their enterprise?
>


I'm pretty sure the Cathars did... they were convinced he was a hologram!

And no, that one isn't a joke. I seem to remember that their phrase was
"body of light", and they meant it quite literally. One of the various
'discussion points' which didn't endear them to the Church.
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