Christians often use the folklore of early Christian history as "proof" of the claims about Jesus' divinity. Let's put aside the obvious objection that they're using folklore to prove mythology and take the claim at face value. "Would the early disciples of Jesus have been so transformed? Would they have died for a lie? Wouldn't detractors have cried 'false' if the claims weren't true?"
Yes, yes and not necessarily.
The Davidians, who exist and cling to their beliefs in a less superstitious time with better communication and fact-checking capabilities at their disposal, prove it quite reasonable to imagine a scenario where cultists come to believe all kinds of crazy things and would even be willing to die for them.
Yes, yes and not necessarily.
The Davidians, who exist and cling to their beliefs in a less superstitious time with better communication and fact-checking capabilities at their disposal, prove it quite reasonable to imagine a scenario where cultists come to believe all kinds of crazy things and would even be willing to die for them.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
