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Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans?

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Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans?
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RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans?
October 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Richard Carrier does a great point by point dismantling of Atwill's premise here -

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4664


Carrier has a PhD.d. in ancient history. Atwill is an Internet millionare.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Beta Ray Bill - October 12, 2013 at 11:36 am
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by downbeatplumb - October 12, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Anomalocaris - October 12, 2013 at 11:51 am
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by DeistPaladin - October 12, 2013 at 12:32 pm
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Minimalist - October 12, 2013 at 5:26 pm
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Rev. Rye - October 12, 2013 at 5:29 pm
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Aractus - October 24, 2013 at 6:23 am
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Minimalist - October 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm
RE: Was Jesus a fabrication of the Romans? - by Simon Moon - October 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm

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