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Atheists & Agnostics

Silent3

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19. From the viewpoint of a believer that might be having doubts, however...

Reply to cleanhippie (Reply #18)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:33 PM

Mar 2016

...the myth-ier the myth looks, the more reason there might be to wonder if there's any truth to the myth at all.

I want to provide good reasons to spark that doubt, however, not bad reasons that make it look like I'm just drinking a different brand of koolaid.

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How well do the much-touted similarities of the Jesus story to other myths hold up? [View all] Silent3 Mar 2016 OP

Well, personally I couldn't care less whether or not "Jesus" ever existed, historically. mr blur Mar 2016 #1

There is no doubt the overall themes of the story of Jesus are present in many mythologies. trotsky Mar 2016 #2

I had already been a non-believer for many years OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #14

The similarities between Jesus, Horus, et all, are the least of it Brainstormy Mar 2016 #3

My concern is simply about some of the details of the similarities... Silent3 Mar 2016 #4

Don't get started on Moses! AlbertCat Mar 2016 #6

I don't think.... AlbertCat Mar 2016 #5

Ever see edhopper Mar 2016 #7

It's a pointless argument over a meaningless claim. Christianity is based on Judaism muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #8

Overwhelming evidence? uriel1972 Mar 2016 #9

Jesus definitely existed. He's my 89th cousin's daughter's kid on my mom's side :) Freelancer Mar 2016 #10

Cookie Cutter Christs... NeoGreen Mar 2016 #11

I can't see any similarity in the Mithra Wikipedia article muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #12

I've encounted a lot of this before, I'm just wondering if the degree of similiarity... Silent3 Mar 2016 #13

So the comparisons of one bullshit story to a bunch of other bullshit stories don't hold up? Iggo Mar 2016 #15

It might be a "yawn" in the overall picture of "believe/don't believe"... Silent3 Mar 2016 #16

I got away from "believe/don't believe" and now I look at it as "real/not real". Iggo Mar 2016 #17

In the big picture, historical jesus is irrelevant. Supernatural jesus is a myth, end of story. cleanhippie Mar 2016 #18

From the viewpoint of a believer that might be having doubts, however... Silent3 Mar 2016 #19

So about the historical accuracy of the Jesus story. Promethean Mar 2016 #20

I'm certainly willing to believe that there might actually be a real man behind the myth... Silent3 Mar 2016 #21

The Romans! trotsky Mar 2016 #22

Depends on how you want it to "stand up" whatthehey Mar 2016 #23

I didn't watch the documentary so I'm not entirely sure about what some of the references are Major Nikon Mar 2016 #24

This isn't about matching a possible real-life Jesus, however... Silent3 Mar 2016 #25

I understood that part Major Nikon Mar 2016 #26