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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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Meric Religion
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"Ok class, today we will pick up where we left off in our
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study of mythology. Yesterday we finished up the Native American
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beliefs and discussed how they were like some of the Norse gods, but
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quite different from Greek and Roman. Today we will study the Meric
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gods and talk about their history."
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The class finished putting away their jackets before pulling
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out their tablets. Each student was assigned a tablet at the beginning
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of the school year loaded with all of their books and assignments.
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Nothing was done on paper anymore and had moved to wireless transfer
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to the teacher's desk computer.
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Mrs. Clark walked to the computer projection screen and started
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writing names of the more popular dieties in the Meric mythology. Jesus,
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Allah, Buddha, Mother Earth, Yaweh, and Satan. "These are the major dieties
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of the time we will be discussing. Let's start with 'Jesus' today, and move
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on to the others at the start of next week. From your reading, you know
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that most major mythos' lasted between 500 and 2200 years. This mythos
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is what set the higher boundry of that range."
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"During that time, many heated debates ensued over whether or
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not religion should be taught in schools, whether or not their deity
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'god' existed, and the validity of the bible. If you would like to read
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the bible, you can pull it up on your Tablet or the library computer
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under Mythology3/Meric/books/bible. If you do read it, take note of the
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various writing styles, contradictions, and political motives behind
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it. Also note that it was supposedly written by many people over
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several generations, and was divided into two main books."
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Many students pulled it up on their tablets and read the
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overview that accompanied most of the books they had access to. Seeing
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the student's interest, the teacher allowed them to read the short
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synopsis beforing continuing with her discussion. "The bible was the
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basis for 'Christianity' which held popular favor for just over 2000 years.
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That was one of the most enduring religions of the time. Christians
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believed in an all powerful being they called 'God', who sent his son
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'Jesus' to earth to die for their sins. I realize it doesn't make much
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sense, but if you continue reading some of the essays or Cliff Notes
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on the bible, you will understand."
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That night, most of the students went home and read excerpts out
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of the bible, or various essays written in the 20th century about the
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book, and the history of the religion. Some of the faster readers almost
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completed the Old Testament before they returned the next day.
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"Good afternoon class, how did everyone enjoy the reading last
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night?". A few students raised their hand, or mumbled a word of
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acknowledgement, but most looked somewhat perplexed. "Well, I can see
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not everyone understood it or agreed with it.." This time more students
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spoke up agreeing with her judgement. "There isn't much explanation
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on why so many people believed in the bible, and no one during the time
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could ever logically explain it, yet millions attended church every
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week, prayed to god, and lived by this book. The best explanation I
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have found is an essay by Marty De'Mire written in 1997. It explains
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how the amount of followers fluctuated over the years, and that
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family tradition kept the entire religion alive. Since it was passed
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down from generation to generation, and wars were waged to force it
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on others, it was able to prosper and thrive throughout that period
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of history."
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As she continued the students took notes, accessed the essay
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being discussed, and followed along, trying to figure out why
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such a bizarre religion was able to mesmerize so many people.
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"If you read through the bible, you will notice very big differences
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between it, and what the churches of the time preached to their
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masses. The church would say 'Thou shalt not kill', while the
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bible portrayed their own deity killing millions for literally no
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reason." Confusion hit most of the students, but they followed along
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anyway, interested by the topic.
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"And by the late 20th century, large factions of people had
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risen up to fight against the Christian church, and speak out
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against the ways of the bible." A loud bell interupted her next
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sentence before she was able to continue. "Ok, before you leave,
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finish up on the essay by De'Mire, and tomorrow we will start on
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Buddha of the Meric religion."
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The class gathered their belongings and headed out the door,
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completely educated about the christian religion.
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