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Objective evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ?
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RE: Objective evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ?
(April 1, 2015 at 12:04 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: But that information which convinces the experts is available on request. That's the point. 

When defending evolution, biologists don't say "shut up, we're the experts and we say so". They bring evidence to the table to show why they are convinced. 
That's what historians do and you just hand wave it away because the evidence isn't ideal. Reliability of evidence isn't all or nothing, even propaganda like the Bible and liars can tell us something about the past figures. That's just the way of the real world. You are not going to get 100% reliable sources. No one is claiming that we have to swallow every claim made without asking questions and doubting. To use your isolated island thought experiment: If Fox News said Obama is the presidentof USA, I wouldn't say I guess Obama doesn't exist. 
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. - Denis Diderot

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. - Gore Vidal
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RE: Objective evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ? - by Pizza - April 1, 2015 at 12:16 am

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