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What's not to love?
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RE: What's not to love?
(April 24, 2012 at 1:17 am)radorth Wrote: Assuming hypothetically the NT is true, what's not to love about Jesus other than perhaps his statements on punishment?

He talks constantly about justice and equality, loving our neighbors. He addresses phony religious people with bitter sarcasm. He gives us similies more powerful (IMO) and certainly easier to understand than Shakespeare's. He sets up a moral standard that should make all of us cringe with conviction, and stop judging each other immediately. (Anyone who judges another after reading his Sermon on the Mount is a fool, Christian or not)

He takes a thief who has probably done nothing good to paradise, merely for recognizing him as Lord. He is surprised and pleased by the faith of a centurion, not a follower apparently, who recognizes his authority to heal. He promises to return and make all things right when the world finally is ready to vote him King. He comes to preach to the downtrodden that God loves them all the same, and gives them hope for peace and justice in a desperately evil world.

What's not to love?

Assuming hypothetically [DC Comics] is true, what's not to love about [Superman] other than perhaps his statements on [the American way]?

Edit: You'll probably call strawman on that, but you'd be missing my point. The likability of a person written about in a document (whether or not the document was intended to be taken as fictional or historical) does not increase his historicity or deity. If you realize that, I'm not sure what the point of your post was.
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-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
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What's not to love? - by radorth - April 24, 2012 at 1:17 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 24, 2012 at 1:27 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Erinome - April 24, 2012 at 2:50 am
RE: What's not to love? - by NoMoreFaith - April 24, 2012 at 4:52 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Neo-Scholastic - April 24, 2012 at 5:20 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by FallentoReason - April 24, 2012 at 5:20 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 24, 2012 at 9:57 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 24, 2012 at 11:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 25, 2012 at 10:40 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 24, 2012 at 6:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 24, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anomalocaris - April 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 24, 2012 at 4:36 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Killman - April 25, 2012 at 5:30 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:17 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 24, 2012 at 7:44 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Phil - April 24, 2012 at 11:06 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 24, 2012 at 12:16 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 24, 2012 at 3:33 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 25, 2012 at 12:04 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 24, 2012 at 3:36 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 24, 2012 at 5:26 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 25, 2012 at 12:18 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:14 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2012 at 11:06 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Kayenneh - April 25, 2012 at 4:55 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Disciple - April 25, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 25, 2012 at 6:43 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Disciple - April 26, 2012 at 11:45 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 27, 2012 at 1:20 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cinjin - April 27, 2012 at 1:51 am
RE: What's not to love? - by downbeatplumb - April 27, 2012 at 2:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 10:39 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Paul the Human - April 25, 2012 at 6:31 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2012 at 7:55 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 25, 2012 at 8:32 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:27 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 12:45 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 9:24 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 2:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 9:33 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 10:57 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Kayenneh - April 26, 2012 at 2:32 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 9:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 9:43 am
RE: What's not to love? - by FallentoReason - April 26, 2012 at 10:02 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 11:41 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 27, 2012 at 7:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 27, 2012 at 10:22 am
RE: What's not to love? - by kılıç_mehmet - April 26, 2012 at 12:18 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 12:35 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 26, 2012 at 12:46 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 1:00 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 3:40 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 26, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 4:04 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 26, 2012 at 3:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 26, 2012 at 4:46 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 4:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 26, 2012 at 5:09 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 26, 2012 at 7:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 28, 2012 at 9:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 29, 2012 at 12:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 29, 2012 at 5:35 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Mister Agenda - May 1, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cinjin - April 26, 2012 at 9:17 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 9:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 27, 2012 at 6:58 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 11:01 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 27, 2012 at 3:29 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2012 at 10:48 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2012 at 12:31 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - May 1, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Mister Agenda - May 1, 2012 at 12:50 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Jaysyn - May 1, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - May 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm
What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 28, 2012 at 12:41 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 28, 2012 at 3:22 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cyberman - April 29, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by downbeatplumb - April 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - May 1, 2012 at 1:54 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 1, 2012 at 11:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 12:13 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 1:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 1:28 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 3:30 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Jaysyn - May 2, 2012 at 6:26 am
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - May 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - May 2, 2012 at 12:17 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 12:27 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - May 2, 2012 at 7:09 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Paul the Human - May 2, 2012 at 7:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by padraic - May 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm

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