(October 21, 2011 at 1:45 pm)CoxRox Wrote: So you don't think it's reasonable or possible even that the gospel accounts that were written 300 odd years after this astonomical alignment, COULD be referring to said alignment? (Did you watch the video or read the web site article?)
I watched some of the video, until it got too stupid for me. But it doesn't matter. I'm telling you that you are using your own presuppositions to prove a claim, which is not the way you do it. You denied doing this, and then explicitly stated that it was evidence 'for someone who believes the gospels', which is in direct contradiction to the claim that you are not using your own presuppositions. Do you seriously not understand this?
As you should well know, the authorship and time of the gospels is heavily disputed. We do not have solid evidence of Christ even existing, let alone being born under a star in a manger in Bethlehem at that time. As such, you cannot start making claims regarding the star matching up to the story of Christ before you've proved that the story of Christ is true.
