(April 3, 2015 at 3:59 am)Exian Wrote: I was able to escape this list only by remaining completely silent.
I'm happy that the conversation in that thread happened the way it did this time around. I was a little shocked when I first joined this site at how similar the all out denial of the possibility of an historical Jesus looked to, say, evolution denial. It was definitely more turbulent, but at least it was honest.
Personally I tend towards there being a David Koresch type charismatic leader who was talked up by his surviving followers.
This is mainly because of the manner of his death which was that of a common criminal and the contortions understaken to explain it as gods will and his crowning moment etc when it is nothing but abject failure.
I cannot buy that the best way to do anything is to get publicly killed then come back and trot about for a few days then bugger off again.
Makes sod all sense.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
