Jesus Christ: Fraud, Delusional, Son of God?

[ohiosmith]

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[Phillycat]

1. Real dude, probably, and had the right idea, but not the Son of God.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I'm with you there,

although I think his intent was to let us know that we're all children of God and his equal in God's eyes.

[MorningGlow]

2. Cool guy, very talented

More talented than many, in fact. Son of God only in the sense that we're all children of God(dess).

[LaurenG]

4. Real dude, son of God just like all the rest of us but with a twist

he was much better at understanding the laws of the universe.

[idgiehkt]

5. I don't know if he existed or not

but if there was a character the myth was based on then I am certain he was as sexually charismatic as someone like Elvis or Jim Morrison. Cult leaders usually are. I would also guess sexual attraction is really what drew most of his followers to him, both male and female.

[tigereye]

6. very much like the gods of other cultures

born of a virgin, came back from the dead. Very ancient concept.

But there must be something to how people respond to this age-old motif, since it keeps repeating....

;)

[Dangerously Amused]

7. Good guy. Mom would approve.

I don't worship him, but I do highly respect him and everything he taught. Though I respect Buddha and the Great Spirit, and everything they taught as well.

[China_cat]

8. That should be

lord, liar or lunatic

[ohiosmith]

12. Thank you for your thoughtful opinion. It will be given all due consideration.

[Schema Thing]

9. Other: quite likely non-existant

[Karenca]

10. No proof of his existence, so

"other".

[southpaw]

11. Based on the non-biblical historical evidence...

odds are he never actually existed.

[crim son]

13. I think he existed and was one of the probably thousands of

prophets of his day. However he made an impression. There is some literature out there which supports the idea that he was not a pacifist but rather a rabble-rouser who wished to see the Jews rise against Rome. I think it's more likely that he was remembered initially for political activism than for his supposed miracles and talk of God's love.

[Orsino]

14. All of the above.

If there is a God, Jesus is the kind of prophet She would send. The Bible's plenty garbled, though. I doubt that much of what reaches us about him is true.

[PVnRT]

15. Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright oh yeah

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Liberal carpenter with good ideas

Said a lotta neat stuff, like, "Blessed are the cheesemakers."

[ohiosmith]

17. ....for they shall inherit the curd.