Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

[Cinjin]

I'm not sure why it matters though. Let's say for a minute that this astronomical event did happen in that time period. That puts you no closer to proving that Jesus existed and was the son of god. All it proves to you is that the person(s) that wrote the bible looked in the sky at that time period and incorporated it into a story that is still no closer to being proven.

Cox, I beg of you, if this is the kind of evidence that has made you no longer skeptical, reexamine why you believe what you do.

I think it's awesome when people like COXROX tell you that you simply must believe in Jesus and yet spend years researching trying to find some form of evidence.

It's the ultimate hypocrisy: "Believe, just believe. Yeah, I still needed at least a little evidence though."



Sheep are sheep, and the only thing we can do in the end is try to corral them into the same pen so they don't hurt themselves and others.