(March 29, 2015 at 3:28 pm)robvalue Wrote: Maybe the problem with Luke here is that the "Virgin birth" was not part of the original story, but shoe horned in later when they decided jesus was to actually be God. They then forgot to remove stuff like this, and jesus talking now to "himself" on the cross.
I'm interested in seeing how Christianity morphs itself around some of the technical changes that make miracles not miraculous.
Flying for one.
Communication across continents.
Virgin birth is practiced frequently these days. How come nobody notices?
Next will probably be age of mother at live birth extending beyond that of Sarai.
Does something have to have happened long ago to be impressive?
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat? 
