RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
August 27, 2012 at 11:05 pm
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2012 at 11:07 pm by Cyberman.)
The claim "Jesus was a real person" is, as you rightly recognise, not a proof. Unfortunately, it's not even evidence, strong or otherwise; it's simply a claim.
To illustrate: The claim that "Bart Simpson murdered his father" (it could happen!) is neither evidence nor proof that Bart Simpson murdered his father. Imagine such a case going to trial and the kinds of legal arguments on both sides that would ensue. That's where your evidence comes into play. Simply dragging the accused into court and saying "this spiky-haired little boy murdered his father" will not, by itself, result in the judge immediately saying "Ok, fair enough. Bart Simpson, I sentence you to life imprisonment" or whatever. When you understand why that is so and why it must be so, maybe you'll be a step closer to understanding our position regarding your claims.
To illustrate: The claim that "Bart Simpson murdered his father" (it could happen!) is neither evidence nor proof that Bart Simpson murdered his father. Imagine such a case going to trial and the kinds of legal arguments on both sides that would ensue. That's where your evidence comes into play. Simply dragging the accused into court and saying "this spiky-haired little boy murdered his father" will not, by itself, result in the judge immediately saying "Ok, fair enough. Bart Simpson, I sentence you to life imprisonment" or whatever. When you understand why that is so and why it must be so, maybe you'll be a step closer to understanding our position regarding your claims.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
