I'm going to edit your comment, Scott, in such a way that were you to use it you would see xtian heads exploding.
Given Zeus was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Zeus actually existed.
Given Osiris was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Osiris actually existed.
Given Odin was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Odin actually existed.
Xtian reliance on the volume of their own bullshit as "evidence" that their bullshit is true is called Special Pleading. Everyone else's invisible man in the sky is a fraud but OUR's is the real thing!
There are no census records from the first century AD in Palestine. There is no "report" from Pontius Pilate about the crucifixion. There is nothing but the ramblings of believers....edited by later generations of church "scholars" to suit doctrinal needs. I suggest you read Jesus Interrupted by Bart Ehrman.
Quote:Given Jesus was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Jesus actually existed.
Given Zeus was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Zeus actually existed.
Given Osiris was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Osiris actually existed.
Given Odin was written about so much, there's a very good chance some random named Odin actually existed.
Xtian reliance on the volume of their own bullshit as "evidence" that their bullshit is true is called Special Pleading. Everyone else's invisible man in the sky is a fraud but OUR's is the real thing!
There are no census records from the first century AD in Palestine. There is no "report" from Pontius Pilate about the crucifixion. There is nothing but the ramblings of believers....edited by later generations of church "scholars" to suit doctrinal needs. I suggest you read Jesus Interrupted by Bart Ehrman.