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i was wondering, since many said that the ancient gods were created by demons, is it wrong to make fun of them, or think that those myths are foolish? or can we treat them like any ficticious character.

I think im being just paranoid here, and i really believe that it is the second, but somehow i felt i was obligued to ask, to be sure.
 
The Vatican museum houses numerous statues of these pagan gods. Many of these are not even remotely sculpted in the spirit of parody. Mythology itself is taught as both a subject and a course in several Catholic universities around the world (including the one I graduated from).

That answer your question? 😉
 
Paganism is ABOLUTELY FALSE. There is ABSOLUTELY NO SUCH THING as “mutiple gods.” ABSOLUTELY 100% NOT!!! It is foolish, terrible, evil, and vile to believe in or follow anything in regard to this FALSE stuff. It is all, like you said FICTITIOUS!!! Therefore, you can make fun of it, because it DOES NOT EXIST!!!

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There is absolutely only One God, our God, the One and only True God, the Father, the Son Who is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, Three Divine Persons in the One and only God. Amen. 🙂
 
DMC12 said:
i was wondering, since many said that the ancient gods were created by demons, is it wrong to make fun of them, or think that those myths are foolish? or can we treat them like any ficticious character.

I think im being just paranoid here, and i really believe that it is the second, but somehow i felt i was obligued to ask, to be sure.
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I can’t think of any time I’ve had to deal with pagan gods at all, except in works of fiction :D. My personal take is that creating “gods” was man’s way of dealing with the “god-shaped vacuum” they felt in their lives. God had not revealed himself to them, only to his chosen people, nevertheless they knew instinctively there was something far bigger than themselves, Their way of acknowledging that something was to imagine forces or beings that they worshipped. Sometimes they unwittingly allowed demons to become the “gods” they worshipped but I don’t think all pagan gods are demonic. This is my own personal theory, but I think it has merit. I believe all people, whether they are aware of it or not, feel that there are forces much bigger than themselves.
 
Where did you get this info? I love this sort of stuff, and would be interested in reading more.
 
I understand what you’re saying Deacon Jeff. I do remember now how, in the Gospels, it is recounted that the Jews used to refer to the devil, which I hate, despise, reject, and banish, as that “B” thing I guess in order to relate it to the evils of paganism. But, the actual mythological aspect of it in regards to the evil pagans is still fictitious.
 
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I understand what you’re saying Deacon Jeff. I do remember now how, in the Gospels, it is recounted that the Jews used to refer to the devil, which I hate, despise, reject, and banish, as that “B” thing I guess in order to relate it to the evils of paganism. But, the actual mythological aspect of it in regards to the evil pagans is still fictitious.
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Does God hate anyone?
 
Richard_White said:
Paganism is ABOLUTELY FALSE. There is ABSOLUTELY NO SUCH THING as “mutiple gods.” ABSOLUTELY 100% NOT!!! It is foolish, terrible, evil, and vile to believe in or follow anything in regard to this FALSE stuff. It is all, like you said FICTITIOUS!!! Therefore, you can make fun of it, because it DOES NOT EXIST!!!

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There is absolutely only One God, our God, the One and only True God, the Father, the Son Who is Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, Three Divine Persons in the One and only God. Amen. 🙂
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That such pagan “gods” do not objectively exist does not change the fact that they DO exist in the minds and beliefs of a vast number of people. I don’t believe Blessed Teresa of Calcutta went about her work mocking or making fun of the many Hindu “gods” that existed in the minds of those she ministered to. Rather, she witnessed to the truth of Christ by loving her neighbor as herself, not mockery.
 
TheSurvivor said:
Does God hate anyone?
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No, obviously not, and neither do I. I do NOT hate anything, except:

I hate the devil, the demons, sin, temptation, evil, and everything bad and false that goes with it. Obviously, we can hate these things, because they are evil, vile, and wrong and must be AVOIDED COMPLETELY and CANNOT BE CHANGED from their evil.

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Tarpeian_Rock said:
That such pagan “gods” do not objectively exist does not change the fact that they DO exist in the minds and beliefs of a vast number of people. I don’t believe Blessed Teresa of Calcutta went about her work mocking or making fun of the many Hindu “gods” that existed in the minds of those she ministered to. Rather, she witnessed to the truth of Christ by loving her neighbor as herself, not mockery.
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One can help people in need because they are human beings worthy of dignity and respect no matter what they believe. However, the Catholic faith is the One, True Faith of God. Everything outside of it is false. Therefore, I hate, despise, reject, and banish everything bad and false that it outside the Catholic Church.

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Richard_White said:
No, obviously not, and neither do I. I do NOT hate anything, except:

I hate the devil, the demons, sin, temptation, evil, and everything bad and false that goes with it. Obviously, we can hate these things, because they are evil, vile, and wrong and must be AVOIDED COMPLETELY and CANNOT BE CHANGED from their evil.

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So you, as well, hate any human being in hell? They, of course, could not turn away from evil just as the demons. Temptation actually makes us stronger, and is not necessarily to be hated. The demons hate Satan, and Satan the other demons.

May God Bless You
 
I think the person is trying to say is that just because demons are real doesn’t mean their mythological associations (e.g. having horns, red skin, pointy tails etc) are necessarily real.

Just because they pose as gods doesn’t make the facade demonic. You don’t really think Beelzebub is a giant fly do you?
 
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