[mvpel]

The Egyptians likened the birth of a child to the rising of the sun at daybreak.

Wow, that's pretty poetic for as death-obsessed as ancient Egyptian culture was.

[College Repub]

Modern day egypt isn't much better!

[kjenerette]

The Egyptians likened the birth of a child to the rising of the sun at daybreak.

Wow, that's pretty poetic for as death-obsessed as ancient Egyptian culture was.

...and they likened death to the setting sun - the phrase 'gone to the west' shows up frequently in Egyptian death books.

[Vermont Lt]

Death obsessed Egyptians?

How about Death obsessed Christians? Ok, before the flamers go nuts on me....the whole thing is based on your expereince after you die.

The whole concept of any religion is to make the miserable existence here (a generalization--I love my existnence) look like its worth it.

Just because it was 5000 years ago doesnt make it more weird than what I did yesterday morning at Mass.