nerdz posted:

Volcott posted:

(Hey the PC version is only like 3 dollars but I hear it's even buggier than the console version. Figure it's worth getting anyway, or should I try to find a PS3 copy on the cheap?)

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As this book often talks about the Great Lama or high priest of the Tartars, we deem it necessary to introduce him not only in short, but also describe him in more detail. He is the highest priest of the religion in the Kingdom of Barantola.

This kingdom is ruled by two kings. The first, who is called "Deva", concerns himself with the state and with all matters, as happen in the kingdom, that law and order are maintained. The other king lives in quiet, and free from all earthly troubles, and he is venerated as a deity not only by the inhabitants thereof, but also by other Tartar kings, who are subject to him in matters of religion. They call him the living and true God or "Lama Congin", i.e. the eternal and heavenly father, and they willingly undertake pilgrimages in his honour.

He lives in a dark and secluded place in his palace, which is entirely covered with gold, silver and gems and illuminated by many lamps. There he sits elevated on a cushion filled with down feathers and has his feet lying on beautiful carpets in front of him. The foreigners deeply bow in front of him as a sign of their deep respect and awe, and are not allowed to approach him and kiss his feet without doing so. They call this false god "the great Lama", that is a high priest, and the Lama above all lamas, i.e. a priest above all priests, as they think that all of their religion has its origin in him.

But that his eternity might not end with his life, the common lamas who endlessly sit in his company, serve him, receive his supposedly divine exclamations and carry those to the simple-minded foreign peoples, make a great effort, that they look in the entire kingdom after his death for someone who looks as similar to him as possible. This one they seat in place of the deceased, and they know how to do this with such cunning, that no-one in all the kingdom notices the deception.

They want to tell everyone that the eternal father had risen from the dead for the last seven hundred years, and that from this time on he had always been alive, and should live on forever. They teach this to the barbaric peoples and convince them with satanic guile so that they do not have the slightest doubt in their faith, and so everybody, even the powerful, hold him in such high esteem that they deem themselves lucky to attain the dried filth leaving his body and put it in a golden box which they carry at their necks, and they use its content as medicine for a great variety of diseases.

LeJackal posted:

I bet you did not see this coming.

nerdz posted:

nerdz posted:

LeJackal posted:

I bet you did not see this coming.

LordArgh posted:

which movie is that from?

Rand alPaul posted:

Israel has a powerful new supporter

pillsburysoldier posted:

Alligator Horse posted:

Some Cold War stuff for your Tuesday morning.

Hubis posted:

The Dark One posted:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-carsons-unusual-theory-about-pyramids/

Kavak posted:

I'm pretty sure he got that from Civilization II or III, the pyramids counted as a granary for each city in them.

Brown Moses posted:

Sounds like one of Bill's ideas

Pope Guilty posted:

The Cherokee Nation Website posted:

The Cherokee never wore headdresses, as did some of the Plains Indians. Cherokee warriors usually shaved or plucked their heads except for a single scalp-lock towards the back of the head; they would use it to tie one eagle or turkey feather to their heads. The Cherokee men wore woven turbans made of hide or cloth. Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee Syllabary, is always pictured wearing a turban.

Grey Fox posted: