What Is The Point Of Prayer?

[discipulus]

What do you mean demonstrate the existence of Jesus?

I mean, prove that he existed: there's no extra-biblical accounts of the guy, and even assuming he existed, no reason beyond a pre-existing bias to think he was god made flesh. Why should I take one story that's been written and rewritten as true over countless others, or even over the evidence that, so far, nobody has been able to demonstrate the truth of any form of supernatural claim?

There are no extra biblical accounts of Jesus? Do you have a source or a reference for that?

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But we don't go toting around the idea that Socrates was real, the same way we don't do this for Christ. The only things that are real are the written words that are attributed to them, and then we have the choice to accept the words as meaningful; we never accept at face value that the words actually came those individuals. That is the mistake you are making.

I have no good reason to doubt Socrates existed and have good reasons to believe he did. Therefore, I believe he existed.

I have no good reason to doubt Jesus existed and have good reasons to believe He did. Therefore I believe He existed.