Quote:I've seen no good evidence to suggest that Jesus (or Christus/Chrestus as he would have been known to the Romans) ever existed, let alone was crucified at the cross. The Josephus reference was likely inserted at a later date (By Eusebius, but Minimalist can tell you a lot more about how little evidence there is for the existence of Jesus).
Okay your other arguments are pretty good and as greneknight has said, it's hard to prove God's existence.
However, I am pretty sure, like 100% that Jesus was a real guy. It's in my freaking history textbook, and it was a pretty neutral view about the topic. Jesus was a real guy. A guy preaching about how he was the Son of God 2,000 years ago. That is indisputable fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus
Go figure.
Quote:a) Don use the No true Scotsman fallacy. Saying that all who say they believe in Christ aren't Christians is absurd. Just because you can't agree with all sects within your cult doesn't give you the ability nor right to decide who's a true follower or not.
b) You said "and open relationship with God", you didn't specify the god. I guess you mean the god of the desert, but there are so many more out there, which people here have already pointed out to you. So, from your statement it can be deduced that an open relationship with any god makes one a christian.
a)I did not use it. I am just saying a real Christian would have a relationship with God and not just go to church for the sake of it and not learn anything there.
b) Seriously, who did you think I was referring to? Fine, I am referring to the Christian God, seriously people.
