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Old 03-29-2008, 04:47 PM   #101
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Hmmm, well yes, I do still maintain that most American scholars would be likely to go along with the popular opinion that Santa Claus lives at the Nort Pole.
After all it is all only a fable, nothing to excommunicate or burn the heretics over.
Good God, man. What century are you living in? Seriously, read a damn book on the topic. You're wrong. It's as simple as that.
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Old 03-29-2008, 05:04 PM   #102
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You have a book on the topic of where Santa Claus lives?
My grandchildren have several, which I have read to them.
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You have a book on the topic of where Santa Claus lives?
My grandchildren have several, which I have read to them.
Were they written by scholars? If not, then you're just talking out your ass.
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Old 03-30-2008, 04:58 AM   #104
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Consensus on Jesus

I'm interested in hearing the consensus on the historical Jesus both here and in the real academic world. The similarities between Jesus and myths at that time seem superficially convincing, and many so-called skeptics are falling for this.

I lack education & interest to read a lot on the subject. Therefore I want to believe what the consensus is among historians, but I would also like some arguments against other common positions, especially the Myth hypothesis.

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I think there is no secular source available with the secular historians. If there would have been one CatholicsProtestants must have submitted it; there seem to be none.

There is one undoubtful source of Quran only which mentions name of Jesus and that is why I belive he existed. GodAllahYHWH has created this universe and has not left it unattended; He knows everything and its in and out , so His testimony must be accepted and his testimony is enough, no further testimony is needed logically.

However, there is no compulsion to believe in Jesus- one of the ProphetsMessengers and Chosen one of GodAllahYHWH; please treat (belief in Jesus) as optional.

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Old 03-30-2008, 08:50 AM   #105
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There is one undoubtful source of Quran only which mentions name of Jesus and that is why I belive he existed. GodAllahYHWH has created this universe and has not left it unattended; He knows everything and its in and out , so His testimony must be accepted and his testimony is enough, no further testimony is needed logically.
Faith is illogical. At one time, belief in Apollo was accepted. And what about the Egyptian Gods of antiquity, didn't they create the universe before God, Allah or YHWH? And what about Vishnu, what did he create? Millions of people think that Vishnu is powerful for thousands of years.

The Sun God is a lot older than the the Gods you mention, and He must be powerful, because He is still here with us and without Him there is no life. His testimony must be accepted, and it is enough, no further testimony is needed logically.
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Old 03-30-2008, 09:16 AM   #106
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There is one undoubtful source of Quran only which mentions name of Jesus and that is why I belive he existed.
A supermajority of people on this planet doubt the Qur'an, so it certainly isn't undoubtful. Further, it was written 600 years later than the purported time of Jesus, so it hardly counts as primary evidence in that regard.
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What about this theory. Jesus actually lived. Did some of the stuff in the Bible. Some was added, and all of it was embroided. Like everything else in history.
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What about this theory. Jesus actually lived. Did some of the stuff in the Bible. Some was added, and all of it was embroided. Like everything else in history.
It's possible, but you could take that same approach with any mythical being and completely miss out on the opportunity to understand the motives and mindset of the people who invented them.
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What about this theory. Jesus actually lived. Did some of the stuff in the Bible. Some was added, and all of it was embroided. Like everything else in history.
It's possible, but you could take that same approach with any mythical being and completely miss out on the opportunity to understand the motives and mindset of the people who invented them.
Not really. Because we have the Bible. We know what the people who wrote it wanted to convey. Because it's in the Bible. Whether or not any of the stuff really happened is pretty irrelevant isn't it?

Nietzsche just made up Zarathustra. That doesn't in the least retract from the message.
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What about this theory. Jesus actually lived. Did some of the stuff in the Bible. Some was added, and all of it was embroided. Like everything else in history.
On what is your theory based? What stuff did Jesus do? For such a theory to have any significance, one must find some source external to apologetics that place Jesus of Nazareth in the first century. No such external non-apologetic source can be found up to now.
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