Lol. I"m trying here. You have something, all ears.PseudoPaul wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:32 pmThe case has been made over and over and over again. You're not interested in the evidence, only your conspiracy theory.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.
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- Thu Jul 13, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Replies: 222
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Re: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:12 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The best reason I've heard to possibly believe
- Replies: 7
- Views: 522
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.
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:40 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Reviving the Board
- Replies: 193
- Views: 9958
Re: Reviving the Board
Agreed, Kishkumen, as is often the case, said it well. Agreed!
- 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
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- Views: 5017
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...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The 4 types of LDS Mormons
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3195
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...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:15 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The 4 types of LDS Mormons
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3195
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...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:11 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Replies: 222
- Views: 13905
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...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:09 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Replies: 222
- Views: 13905
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...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:15 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Replies: 222
- Views: 13905
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...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The Jesus Myth: An unrelenting case for history
- Replies: 222
- Views: 13905
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...