(March 31, 2013 at 8:17 pm)Smotts Wrote:(March 31, 2013 at 1:14 pm)ThomM Wrote: This is simply more proof that the bible is a book of fiction - because the people writing the stories that ended up in it failed to even check their stories with others - and those who put together the fairy tales failed to properly edit to assure continuity.
Yes, Jesus is a fictional character, but the authors were real. The authors either knew they were writing fiction, or they thought they were recording real events.
If they thought they were recording history, then the gospels are just a load of crap.
If they knew they were writing fiction, they authored a work that successfully convinced billions of people to willfully follow their directions. Think about that.
The spread of Christianity was by civil law and force of arms and nothing else. It ceased to be voluntary during the 5th c. or so.
Those are hardly the only two possibilities. Consider first there are some 46 gospels without a record reason for the acceptance of the current four and only a reason for rejecting on of the others. Given the ignorance there is no way to give special merit or consideration to just these four.
Another possibility is these were compilations of short street corner skit to attract attention, illustrations of preachings, no two scenes were ever intended to be seen at the same time.
Or they were created as individual moral lessons unrelated to real history or fiction, i.e. were never intended to be taken as literal fact.
Or, or, or with ORs as far as the eye can see while still being able to suppress a giggle including competing to create a better version than the previous.
Quote:They created a God that tells his followers to "give Caesar what is Caesar's" (pay your taxes) and "whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two" when a soldier conscripts you to carry his pack for one mile you should carry it for two (be a good citizen of the empire).
While he is asleep carry it the second mile and sell it for what it is worth.
Quote:Is it unreasonable to assume they would have left a few clues, a way to inform posterity of the genius of their creation? They did. The puzzle of the empty tomb is just one of those clues. Combined the clues reveal who the authors are, why, and how they created Christianity. They also reveal their hatred of the Jews who were the first victims of Christianity. Most of the clues include a comedic element, a way of poking fun at those not intelligent enough, or too blinded by religious ignorance to see the truth.
The joke in the puzzle of the empty tomb is apparent. Religious ignorance triggers a comedy of errors that convinces all of Jesus' followers that he's been resurrected.
The authors of the Gospels were geniuses, if they left a message for people not blinded by religious ignorance you'd do well to learn it.
If you have so much free time why are you wasting it on this?
As to hatred of Jews, read Acts and learn the Jews drew first blood and attempted to exterminate the Christians. As many say, Don't start a fight you can't finish.
