RE: Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?
April 9, 2012 at 1:43 am
(This post was last modified: April 9, 2012 at 1:46 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Epic fail.
Firstly, it's entirely possible to write fiction that does not contain a contradictory narrative (weighed only against itself). Dracula contains no internal inconsistencies, for one example. We don't call that a "Gospel" we call it "good fiction".
Secondly, the vast gulf of disagreement between narratives and sects makes it difficult to establish who has it right. That's assuming anyone had it right at all. If you have two divergent stories they cannot both be accurate simultaneously, but they can both be wild fabrications simultaneously. How would you go about choosing between one or the other? Do you have some suggestions as to which narrative is the accurate account? Lift the fucking veil, do mankind a favor?
"The bible mentions the existence of it's mythical character". Unconvincing. See my Dracula example above. Should I start stringing garlic over my door now or later?
Firstly, it's entirely possible to write fiction that does not contain a contradictory narrative (weighed only against itself). Dracula contains no internal inconsistencies, for one example. We don't call that a "Gospel" we call it "good fiction".
Secondly, the vast gulf of disagreement between narratives and sects makes it difficult to establish who has it right. That's assuming anyone had it right at all. If you have two divergent stories they cannot both be accurate simultaneously, but they can both be wild fabrications simultaneously. How would you go about choosing between one or the other? Do you have some suggestions as to which narrative is the accurate account? Lift the fucking veil, do mankind a favor?
"The bible mentions the existence of it's mythical character". Unconvincing. See my Dracula example above. Should I start stringing garlic over my door now or later?
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