On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:49:31 AM UTC-4, rclough wrote: > > Hi meekerdb > > > How can you demythify something that actually happened ? > > Jesus really died on the cross and was resurrected. >
You do know that there are many historians who question the existence of a historical Jesus. As far as I know, the evidence is spotty and suggests that he could easily have been a fictional composite of various teachers who lived in the wake of the Axial Age. I tend to give Jesus and crucifixion the benefit of the doubt, but I really have no evidence for that. Apparently there is no mention of his existence or crucifixion in Roman history from that time. Who knows? Personally I don't get the point of the resurrection. He walked around for a while - proving that he survived death..ok, cool. Then what? He disappears up to heaven, leaving humanity to its own horrendous devices indefinitely with a promise to return? I do like what Jesus is quoted as having said. As some point out, "* Jesus* christ was a bleeding heart, *long*-*haired*, *peace*-*loving*, anti-establishment, liberal hippie freak with strange ideas". Craig > Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net <javascript:> > 9/11/2012 > Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him > so that everything could function." > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > *From:* meekerdb <javascript:> > *Receiver:* everything-list <javascript:> > *Time:* 2012-09-10, 16:01:28 > *Subject:* Re: victims of faith > > On 9/10/2012 12:50 PM, Alberto G. Corona wrote: > > This paper of an evolutionist scientific denounces the mytification of > Darwin, the spread of false claims that enhance his figure and even > the creation of a physical temple around these myths. > http://www.epjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/ep055269.pdf > > > So when will be treated to papers by Christians de-mythifying Jesus and > papers by Muslims de-mythifying Muhammed? Maybe science and religion > really are different. > > Brent > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/everything-list/-/Onc9EZ7quwIJ. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
