Yeah, as interesting as Atwell's hypothesis is, it might do some good to look into some of the more mainstream schools of thought on this subject before latching onto a hypothesis that holds up as well as the idea that St. Peter was actually a rabbit:
Honestly, of all things, the thesis as I've heard it reminds me of Sweeney Todd: The Real Story of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In it, Peter Haining went into great detail talking about how Todd was a real serial killer who killed dozens of people and ended up getting hanged for his crimes in January 1802 in Newgate Prison. Haining gives it the level of graphic detail I expect in a true crime book. But it turns out that, as fascinating as it is to read, it's absolute bollocks. The sources he gave don't support his claims, there's no confirmation of any barber named Sweeney working in London, nor of any barbershop on Fleet Street at all, and there's actually extensive records STILL EXTANT at both the Newgate Prison and the Old Bailey (where he was supposedly tried and convicted.) The name Sweeney Todd (nor Benjamin Barker, a name that doesn't appear in the Sweeney Todd mythos until the 1973 Christopher Bond play, but is still treated by Haining as his real name) does not appear in any of those records. Nor does a Mrs. Lovett. Literally everything recognisable about Sweeney Todd, Haining claims to be able to prove existed. Every aspect he claims to verify has been debunked. And, honestly, when even other Jesus mythicists are telling him
It doesn't seem like this is a theory that's going to hold up to much scrutiny.
Maybe you should look into the more mainstream theories, assess them in the light of the available evidence, and then see whether the Romansmadeitallup hypothesis holds up. Hell, that's how I became an atheist!
Honestly, of all things, the thesis as I've heard it reminds me of Sweeney Todd: The Real Story of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In it, Peter Haining went into great detail talking about how Todd was a real serial killer who killed dozens of people and ended up getting hanged for his crimes in January 1802 in Newgate Prison. Haining gives it the level of graphic detail I expect in a true crime book. But it turns out that, as fascinating as it is to read, it's absolute bollocks. The sources he gave don't support his claims, there's no confirmation of any barber named Sweeney working in London, nor of any barbershop on Fleet Street at all, and there's actually extensive records STILL EXTANT at both the Newgate Prison and the Old Bailey (where he was supposedly tried and convicted.) The name Sweeney Todd (nor Benjamin Barker, a name that doesn't appear in the Sweeney Todd mythos until the 1973 Christopher Bond play, but is still treated by Haining as his real name) does not appear in any of those records. Nor does a Mrs. Lovett. Literally everything recognisable about Sweeney Todd, Haining claims to be able to prove existed. Every aspect he claims to verify has been debunked. And, honestly, when even other Jesus mythicists are telling him
It doesn't seem like this is a theory that's going to hold up to much scrutiny.
Maybe you should look into the more mainstream theories, assess them in the light of the available evidence, and then see whether the Romansmadeitallup hypothesis holds up. Hell, that's how I became an atheist!
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
