Common Christian reply options I've seen:
1. "That's not true"
2. "Your exaggerating the parallels"
3. "Actually, these religions didn't come first/were later modified"
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm not an expert on ancient religions so I don't feel comfortable arguing with Christians on any of these reply options. There also is a lot of questionable scholarship on some of these parallels. I'm not saying its not true but I don't feel comfortable arguing for or against them.
I stick to the Bible.
The Christians have never told a coherent story. Their story contradicts itself, doesn't fit with known history and has no evidence to back it up. There's no need to charge "plagiarism". The story might be entirely original but there's still no reason to think it's anything more than a story (and a badly written one at that).
1. "That's not true"
2. "Your exaggerating the parallels"
3. "Actually, these religions didn't come first/were later modified"
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm not an expert on ancient religions so I don't feel comfortable arguing with Christians on any of these reply options. There also is a lot of questionable scholarship on some of these parallels. I'm not saying its not true but I don't feel comfortable arguing for or against them.
I stick to the Bible.
The Christians have never told a coherent story. Their story contradicts itself, doesn't fit with known history and has no evidence to back it up. There's no need to charge "plagiarism". The story might be entirely original but there's still no reason to think it's anything more than a story (and a badly written one at that).
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
