RE: A strange but curious question: if you had a time machine...
February 10, 2015 at 10:24 am
(This post was last modified: February 10, 2015 at 10:27 am by TheMessiah.)
(February 10, 2015 at 10:22 am)Dystopia Wrote: I'm noticing some resemblance with another thread....
Yeah, a thread to which you made several false assertions and illustrated that you basically hated Conservatives and would discard them on that basis alone (it seems, there is another user on that thread who has also noticed this)...
I don't know if you've ever studied History, but I have. No Historical debate can be taken seriously if one neglects to refer to Historical works / Historians when forming an argument.
(February 10, 2015 at 10:21 am)Cinjin Wrote:(February 10, 2015 at 10:10 am)TheMessiah Wrote: If I point to a number of Historians; who have been reliably analyzed, then this is evidence.
I agree. I made a comment to that effect, but it still remains evidence that does not offer incontrovertible proof of the man's existence.
From what I've read and seen, it seems very circumstantial.
And that was my only point here. You seem to be of the firm notion that we should all subscribe to your point of view.
The lack of contemporary testimony for Jesus is not a basis for an argument about his existence or non-existence because we don't have contemporary evidence for most ancient figures. Is the evidence for Jesus a disappointment once you contrast him to the magnitude of his influence on the world? yes].
But, most historical figures have about the same evidence; and mentions of them are only actually written/recorded a good 20-30 years after their death.
