RE: Did Jesus exist?
February 3, 2016 at 10:28 am
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2016 at 10:31 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 3, 2016 at 10:21 am)Irrational Wrote: Ok, I'll go quickly through the list, and then I'm done for tonight.Hop back in tomorrow. Sweet dreams.
Quote:Deliberate scam: Not a better explanation because it doesn't, for example, satisfactorily account for why the authors would actually try to "correct" the embarrassments. And the whole intentionality of including embarrassments out of nothing just to confuse people sounds a bit too convoluted, and without evidence for such intentionality, this doesn't bode well as an explanation over all.Agreed. I don't think we have anything that would indicate that the writing of the texts in question was a deliberate scam.
Quote:Unknown reasons: Is not even an explanation. It's just pretty much agnosticism. Fine, if you don't know, you don't know. But experts can, and do know things that laymen like you and I may not know.Agreed, unknown reasons are the same as no reasons at all.
Quote:Part of Tradition: And? Where does the tradition come from? Why is it part of tradition if it is such a theological embarrassment? That's what I meant earlier by this explanation not being satisfactorily complete. We know it's part of tradition ... so?It doesn;t matter where the tradition comes from. You asked why these details would be included. If they were included as part of the tradition -that's why they were included-...regardless of where the tradition arose. We can answer one question without answering -all- questions....I think.
Quote:Belief of Author: Again, so what? Same as the previous one.Same as the previous answer. If the author believed it.....it's not exactly a surprise to see it in the text, now is it? Doesn't matter why the author believed it, really. Could have been an eyewitness, could have been told a compelling tale. Could be batshit insane.
Now...wait a minute......what about "It really happened".......?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
