But even LEPRECHAUNS are based on people somewhat.
Just as David Hume said how we take things from the real world and put them together.
E.G: Angels for example - and put very simply and basically - are people (real) and they have wings ( wings are also real) but they're put together to form something that doesn't really exist. So you get winged people.
What I'm wondering isn't statistically most people and characters based on someone or something similar enough rather than just made up completely out of scratch?
Surely its not THAT improbable that Jesus of the bible could have been stolen from some bloke who really existed.
Yes its postulating an entity for Jesus to be based on. It is simpler to have no entities.
But maybe its more likely for something to be based on something else - be based on another entity - than made up altogether?
Aren't MOST things based on other things? And an awful lot of 'characters' are based on real people aren't they?
If Jesus is more likely to be completely made up I don't think its that under 50% that someone simply got the idea from some bloke who was inspiring or at least interesting enough to make up such nonsense!! I dunno?
EvF
Just as David Hume said how we take things from the real world and put them together.
E.G: Angels for example - and put very simply and basically - are people (real) and they have wings ( wings are also real) but they're put together to form something that doesn't really exist. So you get winged people.
What I'm wondering isn't statistically most people and characters based on someone or something similar enough rather than just made up completely out of scratch?
Surely its not THAT improbable that Jesus of the bible could have been stolen from some bloke who really existed.
Yes its postulating an entity for Jesus to be based on. It is simpler to have no entities.
But maybe its more likely for something to be based on something else - be based on another entity - than made up altogether?
Aren't MOST things based on other things? And an awful lot of 'characters' are based on real people aren't they?
If Jesus is more likely to be completely made up I don't think its that under 50% that someone simply got the idea from some bloke who was inspiring or at least interesting enough to make up such nonsense!! I dunno?
EvF
