(July 9, 2011 at 8:22 am)Rhythm Wrote: Similarly ( to me) the NT has value even if there were no christ. Why is it that I, as an atheist can see this, and yet believers somehow feel the worth of the NT is entirely dependant upon the historical accuracy of jesus' existence?
Because what's in the NT that is most valuable are the crucifixion and the resurrection. If Jesus didn't exist, then these things never happened and their religion is false. And if Jesus wasn't the son of god, then why would they want to listen to some lame hippie?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell