Believers insist that Jesus was a real person who performed real miracles. I say he's a myth. To me, some convincing evidence for this comes from the fact that we don't know when he was crucified or rose up from the dead. Of course, we also don't know the date he was born (I hope no one is going to try to argue that he was born December 25).
I can sort of accept that we don't know when he was born. He was supposedly born in a barn and maybe the date was somehow lost to history. But we don't know when he died? When he was resurrected? A momentous event like this and NO ONE thought to write down the date? Particularly when you consider that Jesus was (supposedly) publicly executed! Come on! We know the exact dates of many things that happened in the ancient world, but we don't know wehn Jesus died? I find this hard to swallow.
Do any believers have a reason why this would be?
I can sort of accept that we don't know when he was born. He was supposedly born in a barn and maybe the date was somehow lost to history. But we don't know when he died? When he was resurrected? A momentous event like this and NO ONE thought to write down the date? Particularly when you consider that Jesus was (supposedly) publicly executed! Come on! We know the exact dates of many things that happened in the ancient world, but we don't know wehn Jesus died? I find this hard to swallow.
Do any believers have a reason why this would be?
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?
