Numismatic Evidence for the Bible

[Darwinian]

What are you talking about and how dare you presume to know what interests an atheist and what doesn't. Talk about arrogant!!

Most atheists here have a great interest in religion and associated writings, haven't you noticed?

[Minimalist]

Herod the Great and Pontius Pilate are well attested in the historical record of the time. No one questions the existence of either and we have Philo and Josephus who made written reference to both. What the fuck does that have to do with anything?

But, if you are trying to say that because Herod and Pilate are "real" that automatically means that your godboy also existed you are out of your fundie mind. Let me try and put this into some sort of context for you before you make more of a fool of yourself.

Gone With The Wind is a novel. It is fiction. Yes, there was an American Civil War, the city of Atlanta was burned, there were blockade runners and Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army but these handful of facts DO NOT make Gone With The Wind into a true story. Likewise, some shithead writing a story about your carpenter coming back to life does not make it true because Herod, Pilate, or anyone else a real person.

You really need to learn what "fiction" entails.

Since you're an atheist, how do you know about Philo and Josephus?

You really must be as stupid as you sound? What has one got to do with the other?

[Gilligan]

Why is that?

Because they think Philo and Josephus are myths. A true atheist would have no interest in anything religious, since they hate it. Why would you eat spinach if you hate?

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You really must be as stupid as you sound? What has one got to do with the other?

Why do you have an interest in them unless you are a closet Christian?

[Minimalist]

Because they think Philo and Josephus are myths.

You are just getting yourself in deeper. Admit your original post was, quite probably, the stupidest thing ever written on these boards and back out gracefully.

You are embarrassing yourself.


Moron.

[Gilligan]

Because they think Philo and Josephus are myths.

You are just getting yourself in deeper. Admit your original post was, quite probably, the stupidest thing ever written on these boards and back out gracefully.

You are embarrassing yourself.


Moron.

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[tavarish]

99% sure this dude's not real and is fucking around.

[Eilonnwy]

1) No one here has ever denied the existence of Herod or Pilate. There is substantial contemporary evidence for them that is satisfactory to accept the claims of their existence. Not so for Jesus.

2) Atheists tend to know a lot about religion, usually more than the average Christian, because we either studied religion with belief and the more we learned the more we realized how absurd it is. Or, we have a great interest in understanding why people believe absurd things, and debating people who do. Therefore, you'll find many of us have done our research. So you're a presumptive ass for suggesting we wouldn't be interested in this, and that a true atheist wouldn't.

3) You're a first class idiot making strawman arguments. You have no idea what in atheist is, and you have no right to presume the interests of said atheists. All you have to do to be an atheist is not accept the claims of a God or Gods. That speaks nothing to an atheists philosophies, interests, beliefs, and political ideals.

4) Spinach is not a religion believed by millions and used as a way to govern how we live or justify murder and abuse. Until that's not the case, I will be interested in religion all the fuck I want.

[Minimalist]

99% sure this dude's not real and is fucking around.

I don't know. The dead-jew-on-a-stick crowd is capable of producing some astonishing morons.

[Shinylight]

Because they think Philo and Josephus are myths. A true atheist would have no interest in anything religious, since they hate it. Why would you eat spinach if you hate?

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Why would a true atheist have no interest in religion?, that makes no sense.

A true atheist would not have their interests determined by what they do or do not believe, some people may find religion fascinating whether they agree with religious writings or not.

Stop making ridiculous assumptions about an individuals character.

[Darwinian]

Because they think Philo and Josephus are myths. A true atheist would have no interest in anything religious, since they hate it. Why would you eat spinach if you hate?

I'm sorry? Are you insane or is someone putting you up to this? Maybe Sherry?

If a 'true' atheist has no interest in anything religious then how do you explain the existence of this site. How do you explain the careers of people like Hitchens, Dawkins etc. etc.

And why do you think atheists hate religion? Have you ever met one? Atheists don't believe in God(s) and that's it. Personally I find religion fascinating and enjoy learning about it and may even think some of it is quite good (not much though), so where you get your archaic and prejudiced views from I don't know.

Perhaps you are just very naive and ignorant :S