Typical theists versus typical atheists

[Succubus]

Jesus, to the thief on the cross:
“Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

A whopper. Jesus was supposed to lay dead in the tomb for three days following his crucifixion.

Luke 23:43

Thank you for this example.

I wonder if this thief was Roman or Jew.
If he was Roman, 'paradise' doesn't mean a real thing to him. In this case, Jesus knew that the thief will take his invitation, speaking practically, as an imaginary one... from a friend.
If the thief was a Jew, I learnt from a few Jews that the notion of paradise in Judaism is about a place on earth (if I understood them well). In this case, they were indeed, on that day, on earth but with their human living flesh in state of death.

My point here is that:
Let us assume this saying wasn't written on the Gospel, will this removal affect, in any way, the essence of Jesus message about the unconditional love and care towards all others, friends and enemies?

And since I don't worship words, I simply left this saying (among others) to those who worship them.

Thank you again for pointing it.

Kerim

I'm sure there's a name for this dishonest tactic but I can't identify it, moving the goalposts?