re: Has anyone heard a rumor that the US found the preserved body of Gilgamesh in Iraq in 2003

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As a practicing Catholic, the Bible tells us that Gilgamesh or Nimrod was an enemy of God. He tried building a tower aka The Tower of Babel, but God destroyed it and scattered the peoples of the world by causing them to speak different languages, so they could not communicate with each other.

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One more thing.. And look, everyone has their own beliefs and that's cool, but do you ever consider that the old testament is likely parables? As in its not meant to be taken literal, rather its to teach a lesson.

BTW I went to Catholic school for 3 years, in middle school. In religion class people used to ask questions like "How did Noah feed all the animals? How did Noah keep the lions from eating other animals? How was Noah able to get animals that were in other regions that haven't been discovered yet?".

We were smartasses and we had a teacher who would deflect the questions and it was just funny to us. Then we got a new religion teacher and soon after people started asking questions she told us "Look, the old testament are parables. Im not saying this really happened, but there is a message in these stories". And all of a sudden that made a lot more sense to the kids who always questioned shite.

I do think a parent or two complained and made a big deal out of it, but the bible was put together 300 years after Jesus and people decided what to put in it, there were a lot more scriptures that were not included. So when it comes to the bible its a good idea to question how literal you should take it.