RE: Serious Query Regarding Jesus
March 30, 2012 at 1:56 pm
(This post was last modified: March 30, 2012 at 1:58 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
(March 30, 2012 at 1:49 pm)Orion3T Wrote: I'm not doing this just to convince others - I just want to know, if we grant the existence of Jesus for the sake of argument, what is the most popular non-christian interpretation of Jesus?
I was under the impression you were looking for a gentle way to allow your wife to give up the supernatural without destroying her adoration of Jesus.
(March 30, 2012 at 5:46 am)Orion3T Wrote: To me this hypothesis seems a very plausible way to reason with her regarding Jesus's divinity whilst not destroying her adoration of him as a human.
My apologies if I misinterpreted this as trying to deconvert gently using this idea. Its private and I do not mean to pry.
(March 30, 2012 at 1:49 pm)Orion3T Wrote: I appreciate the advice but there's really no question of this being based on a flimsy platform. I'm not just trying to disprove Jesus's divinity I really do want to know what genuine explanations there are. I thought my hypothesis seemed to fit what I knew.
Again, unless you also claim he was massively misquoted in which case anything he said is irrelevant, or he is Liar or Lunatic according to the NT. Neither are gentle and speculation that he is rational and not divine does not seem to be supported by NT.
(Thats not to say its improbable, merely using the NT as a basis for criticism or support is unhelpful).
Quote:There's really no question of my trying to convince anyone this is anything more than a 'possible explanation'. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Absolutely not, but its speculation, and the bible, being as inconsistent as it is, is open to a myriad of possible speculations. Hence the thousands of denominations.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
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The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
