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There was no Jesus [View all] Celerity Feb 2024 OP

k&r nt flying rabbit Feb 2024 #1

At this point, does it matter? Ocelot II Feb 2024 #2

Everything matters - or ... dchill Feb 2024 #3

It only matters as an objective response to the Mike Johnsons of the world... Thunderbeast Feb 2024 #7

Bookmarking True Dough Feb 2024 #4

Good read. Fascinating analysis of the analysts. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #5

I think this is the earliest form of good marketing...nt mitch96 Feb 2024 #6

I think a lot of liberal Christians harumph Feb 2024 #8

I'll go with the Harry Potter analogy. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #10

I take a more charitable view - but I'm not a literalist... harumph Feb 2024 #11

Using Flavius Josephus as a reference is a mistake Christians often make Doc Sportello Feb 2024 #34

And one of the references is now generally Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #63

Is that 'Christian', though? pandr32 Feb 2024 #55

Yeah but the vast majority of biblical historians, Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #9

Ok, did Siddhartha Gautama actually exist do you think? harumph Feb 2024 #12

I have no idea, and no. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #15

The historical record is routinely altered. colorado_ufo Feb 2024 #14

The Roman Empire was generally tolerant Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #18

Interesting and informative. colorado_ufo Feb 2024 #28

But wasn't that how "Christianity" began.... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #52

Not sure about that. colorado_ufo Feb 2024 #59

To me, that seems to be the most logical conclusion... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #60

I think he is a composite character Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #13

And here's a composite drawing to go with that composite character: True Dough Feb 2024 #30

And another image based on forensic science True Dough Feb 2024 #32

Orange Jesus is real. twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #16

And yet, ideas attributed to him survived 2,000 years. surfered Feb 2024 #17

As a seeker, these are not unique to this religion I've found. slightlv Feb 2024 #22

These aren't necessarily him either angrychair Feb 2024 #26

The "Golden Rule" exists in all the major religious and spiritual traditions, Ocelot II Feb 2024 #29

You sure those weren't stolen True Dough Feb 2024 #35

About the beatitudes Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #36

Attributed incorrectly. SarahD Feb 2024 #41

But those are basic 'good' human traits that go all the way back, way before the Jesus thing, aren't they? Think. Again. Feb 2024 #53

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Feb 2024 #19

Kicking. MontanaMama Feb 2024 #20

"The Christian theory is little else than anciano Feb 2024 #21

I said something similar above, slightlv Feb 2024 #24

Imo, a person that came to be called Yeshua lonely bird Feb 2024 #23

I even asked my sister slightlv Feb 2024 #25

The repetition of ancient themes in christian myth orthoclad Feb 2024 #27

Jesus died again yesterday in Navalny's death Ponietz Feb 2024 #31

Thank you! pazzyanne Feb 2024 #38

The greatest lesson of the Bible - don't fuck with the men who has the money and the power Probatim Feb 2024 #56

Our calendar is all wrong then? pwb Feb 2024 #33

Just for the record, pazzyanne Feb 2024 #37

Just for the record, this forum is open Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #64

Just for the record - pazzyanne Feb 2024 #65

Your opinion is welcome. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #66

Thank you, Voltaire2. pazzyanne Feb 2024 #67

Well twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #39

I cite, for example..... Shoonra Feb 2024 #40

No shooting an apple? No killing Gessler? SarahD Feb 2024 #43

A lot of earlier religions preached the same story. Emile Feb 2024 #42

Thought this theory was interesting & logical: Roman Emperors Invented Christianity Attilatheblond Feb 2024 #44

One bit of evidence that Jesus did exist thucythucy Feb 2024 #45

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Qutzupalotl Feb 2024 #46

It actually is evidence edhopper Feb 2024 #48

There was a revolution some years after his death Warpy Feb 2024 #47

I had heard that Christianity edhopper Feb 2024 #49

Washn't he dead by this time? Warpy Feb 2024 #57

Not Mark the Apostle edhopper Feb 2024 #58

An interesting observation edhopper Feb 2024 #50

Look up Jim Palmer AwakeAtLast Feb 2024 #51

I'm just getting started studying what I agree is the evolution of religion. I watched a lot of Bart Ehrman on his brewens Feb 2024 #54

Very peculiar presentation of this statistic: Qutzupalotl Feb 2024 #61

I like omnipotent beings that get it right the first time. czarjak Feb 2024 #62