(August 24, 2012 at 7:47 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I still haven't had an answer to my question as to whether Deceived was genuinely requesting information by asking why we "believe Jesus of Nazareth was not a real person" or if he was trying to score some cheap point by it.You have reasons. Give them. 'believe' is not a bait word. Everyone believes something, and those beliefs always have grounds. Behind those grounds are beliefs on how reliable the grounds are, on the importance of the truth, and even about the nobleness of choosing one belief over another.
Well, Deceived?
If you feel willing, give reasons behind reasons. Like, if you say "Jesus cannot have done miracles" and therefore wasn't a real person, explain why the mere mention of miracles abolishes all points of truth. Address why you object to miracles to begin with. And clarify how the presence of unproven claims inside the box erases the possibility of proving the whole-box claim.