(March 25, 2010 at 9:42 pm)Godschild Wrote: ZenBadger,tavarish and chatpilot the Four Gospels were written by men that were living at the same time that Jesus walked this earth.
Bullshit. Do a little research and you'll realize that this is not true.
Quote:The time line of the writing of the gospels does not mean they are invalid if anything it points to them being valid because they were written so close to Jesus life.
They were written DECADES after he supposedly died. And we don't know who wrote the gospels. We also don't have the original writings. And you think they're valid? Why didn't anyone write a word about "Jesus" during his supposed lifetime? That would lend credibility to the notion that he was a real person.
Quote: There wasn't enough time for fable or myth to creep into His story.
Really? Then I suppose you really believe that George Washington cut down a cherry tree as a boy, and that he never told a lie, and that he threw a silver dollar across the Potomac. After all, these things were written by someone who lived at the same time George Washington did! There wasn't enough time for fable or myth to creep into these stories. Unless, of course, they were myths to begin with...
Quote:Now you tell me why Luke would lie about Jesus when he took the time and energy to make sure his writing was so accurate about the rest of his book.
Yes, fictional characters are never inserted into real life settings...

Quote:You also have no proof that the Four Gospels were not written by Matthew,Mark,Luke and John.
You have no proof that they were. The burden of proof is on you, Sherlock.
Quote:If there had never been anything written about Jesus that is not proof He did not live.
Jesus was a supposedly famous person for his time. He was allegedly going around performing all sorts of miracles. And you expect us to believe that NO ONE would record the deeds of such a person? No one would write about this guy until he had been dead for 50 years? It makes no sense! Imagine I tell you of a person who was famous in the mid-19th century. I tell you that this person could ride a tornado like a bucking bronco and he used a rattlesnake for a lasso. I tell you that this guy was the greatest cowboy ever! But when you do research you find that there is no mention of Pecos Bill during the time he supposedly lived. Nothing in any newspapers, magazines, periodicals, letters, or official records. The first mention you see of this guy isn't until the early 20th century. Would you believe that this man was a real person?
Quote:Thor if you like we'll argue the salvation of that particular Pope but like I stated I do not know for a fact he was.
So you want to argue that the Pope may not have been a Christian? Unbelievable....
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?