RE: Existence of Jesus
February 17, 2009 at 8:06 am
(This post was last modified: February 17, 2009 at 8:07 am by DD_8630.)
(February 16, 2009 at 6:37 pm)chatpilot Wrote: DD_8630 I have said before that the bible is a mish mash of fact with fiction and it obviously is.But I still stand by my opinion that the fantastical aspects of scripture are simply false and fabricated by the active imagination of man.Just because certain places and names of people that did exist throughout history are included in the bible does not make that document totally reliable.Which was the point of my post: just as the theist can't use one part of the Bible to verify the rest, neither can we use the absurdity of one to refute the rest. As you say, it is a mish-mash of fact and fiction.
(February 16, 2009 at 6:37 pm)chatpilot Wrote: The question in this forum is did Jesus exist and basing myself on the evidence that is available I have come to the logical conclusion that he did not exist at any point in time.Agreed.
"I am a scientist... when I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if the evidence proved them right." - Stargate: SG1
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone. - Charles Darwin
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone. - Charles Darwin
