RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 27, 2013 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2013 at 4:47 pm by Confused Ape.)
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: Now - lets see - how did xtianity get started without a real "jesus"
That is supposed to mean something - there had to be a jesus because xtianity mentions him.
No there doesn't have to be Jesus. Here is a list of new religious movements, most of which were founded in the 20th century. Due to their being recent it's possible to know who founded them and when. So, somebody must have founded Christianity. The point of this topic is to suggest how Christianity got started if there wasn't a real man who preached something which got turned into a religion.
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: Analyze that statement -
How did Hinduism get started if there is not a real Shiva?
An ordinary human started the religion about Shiva but it's too far back in the past to know who he was.
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: How did Islam get started without a real Allah?
Mohammed, who lived in 7th Century Arabia started Islam. His followers didn't end up believing that he was a god, though.
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: How did the Greek religion get started without a real Zeus?
Somebody founded Zeus worship.
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: Sorry - but the claim that the religion proves the god is something YOU do not agree with - so why should we? According to YOU - most religions were started without real gods - why should we believe that yours was NOT?
I'm an atheist - I don't believe in any gods or follow a religion.
(February 27, 2013 at 3:52 pm)ThomM Wrote: Especially when it is easy to prove that the god of your religion - as defined by ALL the claims of the religion - cannot actually be true.
If there was an ordinary, human guy who got obscured by myths and legends, he wouldn't have been a god. Do you honestly think Richard Dawkins was referring to a divine being when he said -
Quote:“It is even possible to mount a serious, though not widely supported, historical case that Jesus never lived at all, as has been done by, among others Professor G. A. Wells of the University of London in a number of books, including Did Jesus Exist? Although Jesus probably existed.” – Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion,
So, can you come up with a suggestion for how Christianity got started when it did?
(February 27, 2013 at 3:23 pm)EGross Wrote: Ok, I am obviously a lot older than you!
I just think Kevin Sorbo's Hercules is sexier than a cartoon.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?
