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EvulGawdHeyder · 02-09-2005, 10:10 AM

A thought came across during a little talk my cousin Cosmik Debris and I were having.

Perhaps, just perhaps, Jesus Christ was nothing more than an illusionist. He was able to make it appear that he walked on water, or turned water into wine, because of some slight of hand, or props. Maybe the lepers he "healed" were nothing more than actors that were part of his "entourage". Then of course, his story gets blown completely out of proportion and out of context.

Just something I had to dump out of my brain.

Peter Kirby · 02-09-2005, 02:57 PM

Actually, this was very popular among Rationalists of the 19th century (explaining walking on water as a non-miraculous event, etc.).

best,
Peter Kirby

DaMan121 · 02-09-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EvulGawdHeyder

A thought came across during a little talk my cousin Cosmik Debris and I were having.

Perhaps, just perhaps, Jesus Christ was nothing more than an illusionist. He was able to make it appear that he walked on water, or turned water into wine, because of some slight of hand, or props. Maybe the lepers he "healed" were nothing more than actors that were part of his "entourage". Then of course, his story gets blown completely out of proportion and out of context.

Just something I had to dump out of my brain.

Heh, already been done (a few times infact).. Do a search. In one of the threads there is a poster than conceeds he is a magician, but believes that he has some kind of power

02-09-2005, 10:10 AM	#1
EvulGawdHeyder Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Ontario, Canuckistan Posts: 39	Christ, the original David Blaine? A thought came across during a little talk my cousin Cosmik Debris and I were having. Perhaps, just perhaps, Jesus Christ was nothing more than an illusionist. He was able to make it appear that he walked on water, or turned water into wine, because of some slight of hand, or props. Maybe the lepers he "healed" were nothing more than actors that were part of his "entourage". Then of course, his story gets blown completely out of proportion and out of context. Just something I had to dump out of my brain.

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Peter Kirby Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: the reliquary of Ockham's razor Posts: 4,035	Actually, this was very popular among Rationalists of the 19th century (explaining walking on water as a non-miraculous event, etc.). best, Peter Kirby

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