RE: Ask A Historian
May 18, 2015 at 10:50 am
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2015 at 10:57 am by Minimalist.)
(May 18, 2015 at 5:16 am)Nope Wrote: That was fascinating to read, Min. Thank you for taking the time to write that. Have you had the opportunity to visit Rome?
Yes. In 1995. But also visited Roman sites in Britain, Greece and Turkey.
Quote:What I don't understand about mythicists is what reasons are there for believing that a bunch of Jews and Greeks got fixated on this idea of a Jewish man from Nazareth named Jesus, who has parents, brothers, and sisters, and is crucified by the Romans?
You're assuming that it happened in one fell swoop. Like everything else, it evolved. I suggest Richard Carrier's On The Historicity of Jesus. I have an electronic version if you PM an email address I'll send it to you. After that, compare the reasons for believing the Historical Jesus routine with it.
Quote:Yeah ask a historian my ass. Jesus was a real person, and from everything we know about him he was quite a good person. He wasn't afraid to stand up to the authorities for what he believed in, and he brought a message of peace -love thy neighbour, do unto others, etc. He had overridingly good qualities, and your assertion that he isn't a historical person leaves you with the burden of proof as to how did Christianity start?Evidence? Oh right. You don't have anything except your stupid fucking bible. Oh well.......
