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Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
(November 3, 2022 at 4:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 3, 2022 at 3:34 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Why do you believe that the words of Jesus exist in any extant document?  Jesus never wrote anything, as he, like his immediate followers, was illiterate.

What do you base that on? Simply because Jesus didn’t write doesn’t necessarily mean that he couldn’t write. 

While the overall literacy rate in Roman Judea/Palestine was probably around 3%, that of adult males Jews in cities and towns has been estimated to be as high as 20-25%.

Boru

I base it upon what is recorded in the Gospels, namely, Mark, Chapter 1.

How is it that Paul's letters survived?

Dawn
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RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism - by Jehanne - November 3, 2022 at 5:14 pm

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