JESUS <3

[Edwardo Piet]

Who? Pocahontas?

[TruthWorthy]

On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt [Kindle Edition]
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Ugh!

[Aoi Magi]

Worrrrrrd to the heathens!!  

So, do you think Jesus was a real person? I'm not asking if you think Jesus was divine, or if He performed miracles, or if He was crucified, died, and came back.

I'm simply asking if you think there was a man 2000ish years ago named Jesus who brought forth these new "ideas" that we now call Christianity.

Nope, the ideas that are called "christianity" are not authentic or new, and a few are only a couple centuries old.

[robvalue]

Has CL left us for some other groups of heathens? We need to up our game.

Hey, let's put one of those fake dog turds on her seat! Then, when...

Ooh, shhhh she's coming back.

[Edwardo Piet]

I not like being ditched

Nah j/k it's cool

[Catholic_Lady]

Haha, no I'm still here Rob.

Just been busier recently and at this point I kinda feel like I've already asked all the questions that had me curious and gotten to know what yall are about. So I've just been hangin out!

[Bob Kelso]

Worrrrrrd to the heathens!!  

So, do you think Jesus was a real person? I'm not asking if you think Jesus was divine, or if He performed miracles, or if He was crucified, died, and came back.

I'm simply asking if you think there was a man 2000ish years ago named Jesus who brought forth these new "ideas" that we now call Christianity.

Probably not. Willing to change my views with conclusive evidence. 

[robvalue]

I think the whole Jesus thing can be summed up nicely in three words:

No primary sources.

[Mr Greene]

Problem with the "evidence" is that so far it's all turned out to be fake.
Who knows, maybe there is a genuine piece of evidence somewhere under the mountain of BS but frankly I don't care anymore.
The fakes however do lead me to question whether there was anything in the first place.
I know the idea of questioning the evidence has been drummed out of you but it is disheartening to see see the same  BS trotted out time after time after time.

[MentalGiant]

Do I think Jesus was a real person? It is perfectly plausible he did exist, though there is little legitimate evidence to support that fact. "Jesus" also could have been a common name back then for all I know (it certainly is in Mexico/Latin America today!) so there may have been hundreds or thousands of "Jesus'" around).

Do I think a man named Jesus brought about the ideals of Christianity? It was on-par with the timeframe in history for there to be "prophets" who convinced gullible people to follow them (much like cults today). Interestingly there were also "Johnites" around at that time (as in the gospel of John) along with many other groups of a similar nature that were either lost to time or absorbed into other groups. Seems Christianity is the one that took off. Again, little physical evidence, but enough anecdotal to make it probable.