RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 5, 2015 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2015 at 12:06 pm by Faith No More.)
(February 5, 2015 at 11:41 am)SteveII Wrote: So you are saying Galilean fisherman probably had access to libraries (in their language) in order to tell Paul some lies. Or are you saying Paul was the mastermind and got the disciples to change their stories 20 years later to match something he concocted from these scrolls he may or may not have had access to?
No, because Galilean fisherman couldn't read and write, but I don't think any serious scholar actually thinks they did, which is just another one of the problems with your story.
Look, it is highly plausible that the authors had access to these earlier writings, but that isn't even your real problem. The real problem is why god would behave in a very similar manner to previous man-made myths. Perhaps he just wasn't feeling creative that day?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
