(August 19, 2015 at 5:11 am)robvalue Wrote: Because he wasn't called Jesus. That was not his name, it was invented later.
What else are you actually contesting in my list?
Sure, feel free to ignore everything I've said if you want. The premise "hearsay is unreliable" isn't something I feel I need to prove, nor do I need to prove the narrative didn't happen exactly as written. I don't much care if historians generally just believe everything they read, I do not. I'm considering all options, including the one you seem to be suggesting I should accept, so I'm not sure what the problem is.
Yet you ignored pretty much everything I said in the last post. Didn't I just say it isn't about the reliability of hearsay? And yet you go on to argue about it regardless.
You want me to dispute your answers to the checklist? We're disputing one answer right now, right?
But if you want me to comment on another one, sure, ok. What about this?
Quote:Unclear, but somewhat likely. The similarity between Jesus and many previous mythical figures is striking also.
I would like you to elaborate on what you mean here. What striking similarities? And to whom exactly? I get the feeling you yourself are believing everything you read from a certain source.