Suppose Jesus got married

[Cartoonist]

And had a kid. Would that kid have inherited his super powers?

[LostOne4Ever]

1. There is an assumption here that he really did have powers or was divine. (nt)

[Cartoonist]

23. It's all fiction

Like asking who's stronger, Thor or the Hulk?

[cbayer]

2. Bored? Surely there are some cartoons you can make.

[xfundy]

3. Many believe he got married & had a family.

Lots of people think he's buried somewhere in Asia.

No word whether the kids got the powers. Samantha Stevens had Tabitha, a witch, but her son turned out to be mortal, so that's probably why.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. No. Next question.

[Cartoonist]

6. Spoken with certainty

You must be one of those theological experts.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Not really. Just quick to deal with silly questions.

[AtheistCrusader]

10. I agree. Can't pass on super powers you don't have.

[Warren Stupidity]

12. why not?

wouldn't the spawn of god be at least a demi-god?

[TreasonousBastard]

13. That was addressed in Greek mythology...

the Greeks didn't really pass on attributes of their gods to their offspring.

Perseus, for instance, flew with the aid of magic shoes, and when he turned people into stone it was because he kept Medusa's head in a bag. (Why Medusa's head wouldn't rot in that bag is left unsaid-- maybe it was the snakes.) Other than that, he was basically just a badass.

I am not terribly familiar with other religions and mythologies where the gods interacted so well with humans, but serious questions are raised-- were the women normally willing participants? Were the male gods better in the sack than mere mortals? Did female gods exhaust male humans? Could a human actually knock up a female god?

But, of course, all of this becomes moot with the concept of the virgin birth. Jesus did not inherit God genes, so he couldn't pass them on. His gifts were gained through some other means.

Any other questions?

[Warren Stupidity]

14. I disagree.

Hercules - was the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, definitely had demi-god status.

[TreasonousBastard]

15. Disagree all you want, but I'm done wasting time with this.

[Warren Stupidity]

16. exceptional response.

I need to remember that after I assert something with certainty and then get shown that it is false.

[cleanhippie]

20. Translation: I just got schooled now I must run away.

[TreasonousBastard]

21. No. I wrote a smartass reply and someone with...

something to prove insisted on taking it seriously enough to argue a small point.

I'm not "schooled"-- I simply don't want to continue a useless conversation.

But, if it makes you feel superior, then by all means believe that I am shamed into silence and go back and tell all your schoolboy buddies how I was destroyed in an epic debate.

Me, I really don't give a shit.

Really.

[Warren Stupidity]

22. Sheesh. You asserted something about

Greek mythology and I pointed out that there was at least one example that falsified your assertion. You then, rather than admitting you were wrong, pulled a cartman. Now you are back playing the victim card.

It is ok to be wrong every now and then. In fact it is one way that we learn from each other.

[cleanhippie]

24. You really don't give a shit?

[edhopper]

5. DaVinci Code aside

it depends if he was a mutant and born with his powers or acquired his powers through some event. Superman or Spider-Man?

I think the consensus would be born with, therefore his child would have an even chance, depending on the mother (I assume Mary M.)

But then the nature of his powers is vague. We know whaty he did, but not how he did it.

Did water into wine use the same power as walking on water? What about Lazarus and the loaves/fishes?

[Cartoonist]

7. Depending on the mother

An wether she was a virgin.

[edhopper]

11. Well that whole birth story

makes his genetics a mystery.

[Iggo]

9. Yes!

Unless you ask M Night Shama-lama-ding-dong.

[Yorktown]

17. Wasn't Jesus gay?

There's one passage where Jesus spends the night with a guy to teach him something.

I mean, it's OK, no need to hide.

[Iggo]

18. Jesus can be anything you want him to be.

[Yorktown]

19. A bit like Silly Putty?

Cool.