(January 17, 2010 at 1:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(January 17, 2010 at 12:52 pm)LEDO Wrote: Is it possible Jesus had followers, even though he did not exist?
Did Osiris exist? Did Zeus? Quetzalcoatl? Marduk? Arvernus? Ishtar? Mars? Shiva? A xtian would be the first to shriek that these are all false gods yet they had millions of "followers." When they claim jesus was different it is nothing but special pleading.
"Reality" is not a necessary requirement for a 'god.' In fact, it probably gets in the way.
Lmao it sure does, especially when you want to believe your book is the literal word of god.
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