Totally NOT a debate about the veracity of the gospels

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You cannot say the gospels are "completely different and then say "except"..

The except negates the completely.

"This cup is completely filled with urine, except for the few drops of wine I added to the top."

Since "except" in sentence structures like this one "completely negate" what has come before, my question to you is: would you drink from the cup?

Or would you recognize that the word "except" has a use, and that use is to describe that the list of things following it are to be taken as an exception to the preceding statement, and not an invalidation of that statement?