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A parody religion or mock religion is a belief system that challenges the spiritual convictions of others, often through humor, satire, or burlesque (literary ridicule). Often constructed to achieve a specific purpose related to another belief system, a parody religion can be a parody of several religions, sects, gurus, cults, or new religious movements at the same time, or even a parody of no ...
A previous Mormon belief that Adam was an alien who became God on his death. Alexamenos graffito: Possibly the oldest depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus was made by a boy mocking his Christian peer by depicting the Messiah with a donkey for a head. The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters
Shermer explores the psychology of scholars and business men who give up their careers in their pursuit to broadcast their paranormal beliefs. In his last chapter, added to the revised version, Shermer explains why he believes that "intelligent people" can be more susceptible to believing in weird things than others.
The ghost boy of Clinton Road is an urban legend that describes a dead young boy who hangs out under a bridge and returns coins to you after you throw them in the water. The Ghost of Kyiv is an urban legend of a Ukrainian fighter ace defending Kyiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .
The movie is based loosely on Dennis' life, with most of the scenes and dialogue altered for dramatic purposes. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Rusty told a Chicago Tribune reporter that the film was mostly accurate but with two major departures from reality — the events occurred over a period of 10-12 years, rather than one year as depicted in the film; and ...
The Temple teaches that Set is a real entity, [259] and the only real god in existence, with all other gods being created by the human imagination. [260] Set is described as having given humanity—through the means of non-natural evolution —the "Black Flame" or the "Gift of Set", which is a questioning intellect that sets humans apart from ...
The 1992 film, based on the David Mamet play of the same name, focuses on a team of cutthroat real-estate agents who are pitted against each other. Pacino plays Richard Roma, the top-selling agent ...
Boys State is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. It follows a thousand teenage boys attending Boys State in Texas, coming to build a representative government from the ground up.