RE: The God of Convenience
January 3, 2015 at 4:40 pm
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2015 at 4:41 pm by Lek.)
(January 3, 2015 at 4:12 pm)JuliaL Wrote: The canonical gospels are true because olden days Jews didn't trust women and women provided the evidence for the empty tomb? The data is most reliable because it was provided by witnesses considered the least reliable? Give me a break.
One of the reasons I believe the Gospels are true because they are so widely attested to by people who lived during his lifetime and so soon after. But you are right. There are many aspects to them that show good reason for them not to be fabricated stories. I mean really! The awaited messiah that was to save Israel was a poor preacher, with no army to fight for him? Most of his followers turned on him and demanded that he be crucified? If I was to write a convincing story, I'd have to do better than that. How could a story like this have possibly the largest influence on the modern western world? Could you say that a large majority of the people that made us what we are today are stupid?
(January 3, 2015 at 4:33 pm)abaris Wrote:(January 3, 2015 at 4:25 pm)Lek Wrote: I think we've examined the evidence for Jesus quite thoroughly in the this forum.
Yes, the bible, apologist literature and a few roman authors, who more or less say that christians believed in Jesus, which isn't that much of a surprise or evidence. And a few forgeries by christian scribes to go with that.
Okay. Will someone please present the evidence for Plato and Socrates?
