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wryter2000

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4. Interesting

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 11:40 PM

Dec 2014

You can be an atheist, even an angry one, and still admit that a preacher named Jesus (or whatever the Jewish equivalent of the time was) existed. The mere fact that the man existed doesn't make him a messiah.

It strikes me that the denial of the man's existence shows a sort of desperation that you don't see among atheists who are comfortable with other people having faith (and there are lots of those).

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Forget Santa Claus, Virginia. Was there a Jesus Christ? [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

The first Roman persecution of Christians was in 64 AD. rug Dec 2014 #1

I think at the very least he existed. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

I think the "Jesus didn't exist" debate is being created by the goldent Dec 2014 #3

And when you think about it wryter2000 Dec 2014 #5

Interesting wryter2000 Dec 2014 #4

I thought the same thing about Jesus the man vs Jesus the messiah goldent Dec 2014 #6