The one thing jesus has accomplished more than anything else, whether he existed or not, is confusion.
Alex had it right, we need some sort of slidey scale for him. Thing is, it kind of can't fail, because there's always going to be some drongo called jesus at that time wandering around saying some mental stuff. Stick the hat on him and you're golden! So it's just a matter of what else you can pin on him, and how much that narrows it down to one particular healer/molester. It seems plausible that you can put about 3 or 4 pins in him with a vaguely reasonable confidence... as much confidence as you can have for events that long ago. Ironically the myth seems to have worked backwards from his death, as there are more pins near his head than his ass. I'm very troubled this morning, I'm in a strange mood. A weird mix of emotions, and a desire to start a fist fight with jesus.
Alex had it right, we need some sort of slidey scale for him. Thing is, it kind of can't fail, because there's always going to be some drongo called jesus at that time wandering around saying some mental stuff. Stick the hat on him and you're golden! So it's just a matter of what else you can pin on him, and how much that narrows it down to one particular healer/molester. It seems plausible that you can put about 3 or 4 pins in him with a vaguely reasonable confidence... as much confidence as you can have for events that long ago. Ironically the myth seems to have worked backwards from his death, as there are more pins near his head than his ass. I'm very troubled this morning, I'm in a strange mood. A weird mix of emotions, and a desire to start a fist fight with jesus.
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