(January 30, 2013 at 12:26 pm)Zone Wrote:(January 30, 2013 at 12:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: A story which does not survive close examination, either.
Justin Martyr, writing to Emperor Antoninus Pius c 160 never heard of any "Paul." He never mentions any of the alleged gospel accounts, either.
Curious, eh?
Christianity isn't some kind of a grand conspiracy you know Paul certainly existed, he wrote Romans, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1st Thessalonians and Philemon. Ephesians, Colossians, and 2nd Thessalonians were likely written by his followers after his death. Just because founders of a religion existed it automatically mean that the religion is true. Joesph Smith and L Ron Hubbard existed as well.
It's actually quite easy to argue that Christianity is a grand conspiracy, depending how you define "conspiracy".
If it means hiding truth from the masses in order to manipulate the general masses towards a truth that benefits the organisation, then christianity is certainly a grand conspiracy.
