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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

October 22, 2011 at 12:15 pm

Quote:I'm going to email Larson regarding this. I'll continue to check it out.

You do that. And while you're waiting read this:

http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/r...inius.html

Quote:Conclusion

There is no way to rescue the Gospels of Matthew and Luke from contradicting each other on this one point of historical fact. The contradiction is plain and irrefutable, and stands as proof of the fallibility of the Bible, as well as the falsehood of at least one of the two New Testament accounts of the birth of Jesus.

Bible-thumpers have a tendency to make up any silly excuse for their nonsense and proclaim themselves satisfied with the answer. ("Whew - dodged that bullet!") This is called "apologetics." Carrier dissects these various claims in his essay.

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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 19, 2011 at 5:13 am

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