Which Jesus are we talking about? The Nazirite preacher who developed a cult following, or the Son of God who cured lepers with his touch and resurrected dead people?
One of these things is plausible, but not provable beyond all reasonable doubt. The other is just magic and shit.
So I’m wondering where your absolute, rock-solid conviction on this matter is coming from.
And it totally makes sense that there would be such a guy, probably a grifter, manipulator, sociopath, who would develop such a cult.
Because the alternative is that some group in power conspired to spin this story and astroturf the movement. So that would have to be either the Jews or the Romans. But it doesn’t benefit either of them to do that.
Which Jesus are we talking about? The Nazirite preacher who developed a cult following, or the Son of God who cured lepers with his touch and resurrected dead people?
One of these things is plausible, but not provable beyond all reasonable doubt. The other is just magic and shit.
So I’m wondering where your absolute, rock-solid conviction on this matter is coming from.
Shit-tier Socrates, that is who I am talking about. Just another human executed for speaking out.
The difference is that one of these figures avoided unjustified assertions. Both likely existed.
Shit-tier Socrates, that is who I am talking about. Just another guy executed for speaking out.
The difference is that one of these guys never made unjustified assumptions.
And it totally makes sense that there would be such a guy, probably a grifter, manipulator, sociopath, who would develop such a cult.
Because the alternative is that some group in power conspired to spin this story and astroturf the movement. So that would have to be either the Jews or the Romans. But it doesn’t benefit either of them to do that.