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#41
RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 11:44 am
(July 18, 2015 at 10:09 am)lkingpinl Wrote: So I would like to pose two questions to any who wish to answer.

1.  Do you believe the person of Jesus Christ existed in history?  Why (whether yes or no)?

2.  Do you believe that George Washington was President of the United States?  Why (whether yes or no)?

It is a ridiculous comparison.  The amount and quality of the evidence in favor of one of these is far greater than the other.  It would be more comparable if you were going to ask us if Hercules and Jesus existed.

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#42
RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 11:49 am
I thought his question was "How fast can I swim with sharks."

Quite fast.
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#43
RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 12:40 pm
(July 18, 2015 at 10:09 am)lkingpinl Wrote: So I would like to pose two questions to any who wish to answer.

1.  Do you believe the person of Jesus Christ existed in history?  Why (whether yes or no)?

2.  Do you believe that George Washington was President of the United States?  Why (whether yes or no)?

Congratulations, you just added another level of stupid to the usual christian question.

Educating yourself on what is considered historical fact and what's not might be a useful first step to reality.
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#44
RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 1:45 pm
(July 18, 2015 at 10:09 am)lkingpinl Wrote: So I would like to pose two questions to any who wish to answer.

1.  Do you believe the person of Jesus Christ existed in history?  Why (whether yes or no)?

2.  Do you believe that George Washington was President of the United States?  Why (whether yes or no)?

I have a question for you.  As there is as much documentation on the life of Zeus, including references in the bible, I ask you, did Zeus exist?
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#45
RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 2:10 pm
(July 18, 2015 at 10:09 am)lkingpinl Wrote: So I would like to pose two questions to any who wish to answer.

1.  Do you believe the person of Jesus Christ existed in history?  Why (whether yes or no)?

2.  Do you believe that George Washington was President of the United States?  Why (whether yes or no)?

1. A historical jesus could have existed, but given little evidence and such more than likely he never existed at all. 

2. He was the first president of the united states of america... do need i pull out a history book and throw it at you with that section open.
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RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Am I confident in saying that theists have no issue in accepting that all other divine religious figures did not in fact exist which didn't belong to their particular flavour.

And they prove this with the same strength of proof in which they ask us to believe in theirs!
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RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 10:08 pm
As it turns out, they fail to believe in gods that are mentioned in their bible and they seem to be willfully ignoring that fact.
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RE: question for all
July 19, 2015 at 10:11 pm
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RE: question for all
July 20, 2015 at 4:26 am
(July 19, 2015 at 6:51 am)robvalue Wrote: He can pull bread out his ass and swap beverages when no one is looking too.

But then, I can do that. Am I Jesus?


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RE: question for all
July 20, 2015 at 4:58 am
(July 20, 2015 at 4:26 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(July 19, 2015 at 6:51 am)robvalue Wrote: He can pull bread out his ass and swap beverages when no one is looking too.

But then, I can do that. Am I Jesus?


Remind me never to come to your house for a sandwich.  Smile

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