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Atheists & Agnostics

edhopper

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15. quite a few saints

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 04:55 PM

Mar 2017

did not exist.

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Did Jesus Really Exist? This Book Series Says Hes Mything in Action [View all] NeoGreen Mar 2017 OP

Why do stories written by Bronze Age people have to be literally true? Cary Mar 2017 #1

When the underlying meaning is... NeoGreen Mar 2017 #3

I am not Christian Cary Mar 2017 #5

Sorry for the "heavy foot"... NeoGreen Mar 2017 #6

I was raised as a Reform Jew Cary Mar 2017 #7

I, too, am impressed with the work done by some religious groups. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #9

I have volunteered and have done a lot with Catholic Charities Cary Mar 2017 #11

THIS TheDebbieDee Apr 2017 #29

900 Pages! Cartoonist Mar 2017 #2

Since it is generally impossible to "prove" a directly unobservable negative... NeoGreen Mar 2017 #4

It's Adam and pi, not Adam and tau! (n/t) Jim Lane Mar 2017 #16

Touche' (nt) NeoGreen Mar 2017 #18

In the minds of American Christians. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #8

Side note, I think this has been discussed before... trotsky Apr 2017 #25

If you have to lie to prove your point ... rock Mar 2017 #10

I think he existed.... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #12

quite a few saints edhopper Mar 2017 #15

I'm indifferent Brainstormy Mar 2017 #19

Each book available for $6.66 OxQQme Mar 2017 #13

Oh shit! You're not kidding! Iggo Mar 2017 #17

Which one? Historical or mythical? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #14

So do I! Brainstormy Mar 2017 #20

It bothers me because many of us actually embrace the label. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #24

The first problem is pinning down a specific "Yeshu" to be your son of god... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #21

Yep, I imagine there may have been quite a few Jesse Josephsons running around back then. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2017 #22

I'm Brian and so is my wife! NeoGreen Mar 2017 #23

Clever phrase or title, actually. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #26

The best indicator that Jesus didn't exist is that the particulars of his stopbush Apr 2017 #27

Cookie Cutter christs... NeoGreen Apr 2017 #30

Well, they're not cookie cutters at all. stopbush Apr 2017 #32

So, what your saying is... NeoGreen Apr 2017 #33

Essentially. The website Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth states it well: stopbush Apr 2017 #35

That's like Mormonism without Joseph Smith Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #28

I think the technical term is... NeoGreen Apr 2017 #34

Like Children The River Apr 2017 #31

I've heard of that book on The Thinking Atheist podcast sakabatou Apr 2017 #36