Evidence for Jesus Christ?

[Thor]

Even if Josephus' writings weren't forged, why are there no Roman records of Jesus? After all, he was a pretty big troublemaker according to them, and would have been written about.

I had a bible basher answer this one for me, apparently the romans deliberately wiped all knowledge of him from the history books.

How convenient.

And his evidence to back up this statement was.....?

Yeah, didn't think he offered any.

[thesummerqueen]

But they left in Hannibal? And Attila? And Alaric? And Arminius? And Caligula? And Nero?

Instead they spent all that time and effort to rid themselves of referenes to a ridiculous preacher?

It's a ludicrous assumption.

None of those guys had secret god-powers that everyone feared and had to suppress knowledge of, Min-dear.

[Napoléon]

Even if Josephus' writings weren't forged, why are there no Roman records of Jesus? After all, he was a pretty big troublemaker according to them, and would have been written about.

I had a bible basher answer this one for me, apparently the romans deliberately wiped all knowledge of him from the history books.

How convenient.

And his evidence to back up this statement was.....?

Yeah, didn't think he offered any.

He offered about as much evidence as what i could offer for the existance of a flying pink unicorn who orbits the moon

[Thor]

He offered about as much evidence as what i could offer for the existance of a flying pink unicorn who orbits the moon

That's what I figured. It's amazing how these people can just make crap up and run with it like it's a confirmed fact.

[thesummerqueen]

That's what I figured. It's amazing how these people can just make crap up and run with it like it's a confirmed fact.

Sort of like Jon Kyle?

[Napoléon]

He offered about as much evidence as what i could offer for the existance of a flying pink unicorn who orbits the moon

That's what I figured. It's amazing how these people can just make crap up and run with it like it's a confirmed fact.

Hey i have alot of evidence for that flying pink unicorn which orbits the moon i'll have you know!

You see there's this book, written by a buncha guys from thousands of years ago, and they told me it was true, so it must be.
That's all the damn evidence i need!

[Thor]

That's what I figured. It's amazing how these people can just make crap up and run with it like it's a confirmed fact.

Sort of like Jon Kyle?

I don't know what you're referring to here.

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Hey i have alot of evidence for that flying pink unicorn which orbits the moon i'll have you know!

You see there's this book, written by a buncha guys from thousands of years ago, and they told me it was true, so it must be.
That's all the damn evidence i need!

Well I have a book that tells me we were all created by the Keebler elves who sprinkle magical powder on people shaped cookies, causing them to come to life! So, obviously your book is wrong!

[thesummerqueen]

I don't know what you're referring to here.

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/08/jon-...-abortion/

He later released a statement saying it was "not intended to be a factual statement"

Enter Colbert, who kept us rolling for a night with hilarious tweets.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert...statements

This is why this Tennessee shit where they misquoted Einstein pissed me off so much - do they really think the rest of us are so stupid that we'll just buy whatever they fucking say? That doesn't work so much in the internet age.

If nothing else, the internet ought to kill religion eventually.

[Minimalist]

But they left in Hannibal? And Attila? And Alaric? And Arminius? And Caligula? And Nero?

Instead they spent all that time and effort to rid themselves of referenes to a ridiculous preacher?

It's a ludicrous assumption.

None of those guys had secret god-powers that everyone feared and had to suppress knowledge of, Min-dear.

They were all real, Luv. As opposed to the god boy.

Another myth to dispose of is the notion that scribbling monks kept "knowledge alive" in the Dark Ages. They copied and recopied tedious xtian drivel. It wasn't until the Crusades that Western Europe reacquired some idea of what had been lost through contact with the Arabs.

The church only gave a shit about documents which supported their silly superstitions which is why the interpolated Josephus survived while the history of Justus of Tiberius was allowed to rot away.

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I've heard that some historians think there was a real "King Arthur" in history.

But there was an Artorius Castus...

http://www.celtic-twilight.com/camelot/i...lucius.htm

He has two inscriptions. What has jesus got?

[thesummerqueen]

They were all real, Luv. As opposed to the god boy.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK!!

Another myth to dispose of is the notion that scribbling monks kept "knowledge alive" in the Dark Ages. They copied and recopied tedious xtian drivel. It wasn't until the Crusades that Western Europe reacquired some idea of what had been lost through contact with the Arabs.

Cahill has that wonderfully flowery book called "How the Irish Saved Civilization" on just that vein.