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28. "a small but growing cadre" is a far cry from a majority, let alone a vast majority.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #23)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 06:50 AM

Apr 2012

This is the preceding paragraph:

"In a society in which people still claim the Holocaust did not happen, and in which there are resounding claims that the American president is, in fact, a Muslim born on foreign soil, is it any surprise to learn that the greatest figure in the history of Western civilization, the man on whom the most powerful and influential social, political, economic, cultural and religious institution in the world -- the Christian church -- was built, the man worshipped, literally, by billions of people today -- is it any surprise to hear that Jesus never even existed?"

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Evidence, Miracles and the Existence of Jesus [View all] laconicsax Apr 2012 OP

You should fix "Existance" before the grammar cops brand you a "moran". nt Speck Tater Apr 2012 #1

Thanks. That'll teach me to post without proof-reading. laconicsax Apr 2012 #2

The problem with the evidence is the miracles. zeemike Apr 2012 #3

You're taking the Gospels at face value. laconicsax Apr 2012 #6

And that is true of everything including what happened in this century. zeemike Apr 2012 #10

Got it--questioning the historicity of Jesus is the same as Holocaust denial. laconicsax Apr 2012 #14

I did not say that zeemike Apr 2012 #19

You made the comparison, own up to it. n/t laconicsax Apr 2012 #22

No, let us ignore the miracles. longship Apr 2012 #7

Well I know what I am in for. zeemike Apr 2012 #8

"All the records"??? Nobody claimed that. longship Apr 2012 #11

How much of the Roman records survived time? zeemike Apr 2012 #13

Well, we are talking across each other here longship Apr 2012 #18

But when you get down to the nitty gritty zeemike Apr 2012 #20

Archaeology longship Apr 2012 #21

Really?...you know that? zeemike Apr 2012 #29

Meh. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #4

It looks like you skipped the conclusion. laconicsax Apr 2012 #5

I couldn't get past the quote I cited as it is preposterous. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #12

Suit yourself. n/t laconicsax Apr 2012 #16

Don't be so sure on that either. zeemike Apr 2012 #17

So Mary was artificially inseminated by a computer from the future? Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #24

No I am trying to point out to you that what you think is impossible may not be. zeemike Apr 2012 #26

you need to provide evidence for your claims. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #30

I am not making any claims zeemike Apr 2012 #31

My claim is that there is no evidence for 'miracles'. If you have seem please provide it. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #37

Well the words "may be possible" should have informed you zeemike Apr 2012 #39

Where's the evidence for this assertion? rug Apr 2012 #9

Is it my responsibility to cite sources for someone else's claims now? laconicsax Apr 2012 #15

If you posted it as a true statement, yes. rug Apr 2012 #27

I made no claim; I am under no obligation. laconicsax Apr 2012 #38

It's generally acknowledged. For instance: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #23

"but there aren't many. When one says it, it's notable." Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #25

The reasons for the majority aren't relevant muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #34

"a small but growing cadre" is a far cry from a majority, let alone a vast majority. rug Apr 2012 #28

The "small but growing cadre" are those who say he didn't exist muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #32

Edit. I stand corrected. rug Apr 2012 #33

I think you need to re-read it. n/t trotsky Apr 2012 #35

You're right. I misread it. rug Apr 2012 #36