(August 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: If Jesus had failed it would be safe to say he was a false prophet and not the real deal. Though certainly some false prophets such as Mohammed, Joesph Smith and L Ron Hubbard did succeed to varying degrees, mainly by copying and pasting already existing theologies and narratives. A good portion of the Book of Mormon is lifted right out of the King James Bible.
But how do you explain all of the similarities of Christianity with the religions and narratives that came before it? You are accusing other religions of being guilty of crimes your religion has also committed.
In fact, what many Christians tout as Jesus' greatest accomplishment, the golden rule, predates the era of Christ and can be found in much older religions.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
