(September 28, 2015 at 11:51 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: <dramatic pause before springing the trap>
So, if we can accept the existence of the historical Pontius Pilate based upon the writings of Josephus, Tacitus and a few others, we can accept the existence of the historical Jesus based upon the writings of those same authors.
Game. Set. Match.
Goodnight, Min. Pleasant dreams.
You'd have to stop at "historical Jesus," though, and you couldn't then get to "supernatural divine avatar Jesus," without a whole lot more evidence than is available. I know it's inconvenient, but please do keep in mind the difference between mundane claims and extraordinary ones here.
I mean, there's also that problem where you say you know things about Joseph of Arimathea, and all you did is cite bible verses. Sorry, but "bible says so," is not sufficient justification for a rationally supported knowledge claim.
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