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[mAlice (Premo)]

Originally Posted by This_person

A cursory glance for repeating themes? Sure. A closer inspection for facts? Not even close.

I mean, you don't doubt Jesus's actual, physical presence, do you?

With all that I don't believe, I have believed for a long time that there was a person named Jesus. With regard to things I've read or watched recently, I now have doubts about his existance.

[tommyjones]

Originally Posted by This_person

Who thinks Zeus's boy was real? Like, and actual walking-around kind of person? We have written evidence (far beyond the Bible) of an actual Jesus, what is there of Homer?

there is lots of evidence that the places and events of the homeric story are/were real. I see no reason to doubt that a person named ulysses that did at least some version of the things described in the story.
As to hercules, i think he was most likely a real person too. no more the son of god than the man who claimed to be so 2000 years ago.....

[This_person]

Originally Posted by mAlice

With all that I don't believe, I have believed for a long time that there was a person named Jesus. With regard to things I've read or watched recently, I now have doubts about his existance.

I hope you don't mean this thread!

Seriously, hello mAlice, it's nice to see you join the conversation!

I know there have been many things "discovered" recently that call into question Jesus's existence. It does seem odd to me that such a "farce", if that's what they're claiming it is (his existence) could have been carried on for so long.

[This_person]

Originally Posted by tommyjones

there is lots of evidence that the places and events of the homeric story are/were real. I see no reason to doubt that a person named ulysses that did at least some version of the things described in the story.
As to hercules, i think he was most likely a real person too. no more the son of god than the man who claimed to be so 2000 years ago.....

So you equate Homer with Moses?

[tommyjones]

Originally Posted by This_person

So you equate Homer with Moses?

no, homer was a real person who told a story.

[mAlice (Premo)]

Originally Posted by This_person

I hope you don't mean this thread!

Seriously, hello mAlice, it's nice to see you join the conversation!

I know there have been many things "discovered" recently that call into question Jesus's existence. It does seem odd to me that such a "farce", if that's what they're claiming it is (his existence) could have been carried on for so long.

It doesn't seem odd to me in the least. Any other myth could have just as easily taken the same direction.

[This_person]

Originally Posted by mAlice

It doesn't seem odd to me in the least. Any other myth could have just as easily taken the same direction.

It's possible. Just seems unlikely to me.

[tommyjones]

Originally Posted by This_person

It's possible. Just seems unlikely to me.

as unlikely as a child being born to a true virgin?

[This_person]

Originally Posted by tommyjones

as unlikely as a child being born to a true virgin?

Each person, through their own experiences and beliefs, is able to choose what they see as more or less likely, that's for sure!