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by dastardly stem
Thu Jul 13, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
Replies: 222
Views: 11695

Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history

PseudoPaul wrote:
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:32 pm
dastardly stem wrote:
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:53 pm

Alright, thanks for the posturing. if you have a case for historicity, I'm all ears.
The case has been made over and over and over again. You're not interested in the evidence, only your conspiracy theory.
Lol. I"m trying here. You have something, all ears.
by dastardly stem
Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The best reason I've heard to possibly believe
Replies: 7
Views: 438

Re: The best reason I've heard to possibly believe

One can believe in and hope for a life after death without accepting a God, nor any particular religion. It may sound weird without some dogmatic exposition, but it is still possible.
by dastardly stem
Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:40 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Reviving the Board
Replies: 193
Views: 8544

Re: Reviving the Board

Agreed, Kishkumen, as is often the case, said it well. Agreed!
by dastardly stem
Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: In which Jim Bennet and Jacob Hansen discuss their Differences on Mormon Book Reviews
Replies: 31
Views: 4334

Re: In which Jim Bennet and Jacob Hansen discuss their Differences on Mormon Book Reviews

I didn't listen too long, but I do think these kinds of conversations are needed more for all the members. I hear many members thinking and saying things as Bennett does, but it seems they are shouted out by the orthodoxy of the Hansen types--left to commiserate in some sense with former Mormons lik...
by dastardly stem
Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The 4 types of LDS Mormons
Replies: 30
Views: 2854

Re: The 4 types of LDS Mormons

I know a lot of Mormons, as I'm sure many of us do. I can't really see how to fit anyone I know into any of the categories. Everyone i know seems to overlap a few of the categories. But, I also have to say I don't think I know any that fit or overlap much into category three. I'm sure they're out t...
by dastardly stem
Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The 4 types of LDS Mormons
Replies: 30
Views: 2854

Re: The 4 types of LDS Mormons

I know a lot of Mormons, as I'm sure many of us do. I can't really see how to fit anyone I know into any of the categories. Everyone i know seems to overlap a few of the categories. But, I also have to say I don't think I know any that fit or overlap much into category three. I'm sure they're out th...
by dastardly stem
Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
Replies: 222
Views: 11695

Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history

Hey, stem. Have you read Burton L. Mack’s The Christ Myth ? I think you might enjoy it. He has a different approach than Carrier, in that he does not address the likelihood that Jesus may not have been a real person. Instead, he deals with the mythologization of Jesus the person. I got it pretty ch...
by dastardly stem
Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
Replies: 222
Views: 11695

Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history

Christian believers in the first century believed in a human Jesus. They were closer to the question than people now. You propose an alternative picture where the original belief was a mythic figure in the heavens. This is a pretty much a what if proposal as there is no direct evidence of the exist...
by dastardly stem
Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
Replies: 222
Views: 11695

Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history

DS, do you believe the odds of the historical Jesus existing is exactly 0 percent? I don’t see how you can interpret what I said as believing it’s not an interesting question. I just don’t think it needs to rise to the level of heated debate as it normally does when mythesists start telling everyon...
by dastardly stem
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:54 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
Replies: 222
Views: 11695

Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history

I don’t think it’s worth getting so worked up. We have the evidence we have. It happened 2000 years ago. If you think the odds are 90/10 or 10/90, is that really such an important distinction? Believers will continue to believe 100% and 0%. The rest of us should be ok with ambiguity. History is int...