Originally Posted by Idaho_Shooter
Originally Posted by jaguartx
Hes stupid enough to think Jesus walked the earth giving the Good News knowing it wasnt true and hoping to hoodwink millions of people to spend billions over the ages supporting churches and pastors without seeking financial gain for himself.

Sheesh.

What was Jesus to get out of life for his charade other than crucifiction? Dumbasses never consider these things.

Hey rimfire, Jesus only wanted to pull the wool over on guys like me,

Or, "If it were not so i would not have told you so".


I have no doubt Jesus of Nazerath was a man who did walk the Earth. I have no doubt that he had a mother named Mary. And I have no doubt that both were tools used by a faction of the Jewish Priesthood bent of splintering The Church and taking it in a new, more benevolent direction.

Either Mary was impregnated by these Jewish Priests, who later confirmed her virginity, or else the entire "virgin birth" was a myth born of whole cloth used to impress superstitious peoples and gain converts. Heck, we impregnate cows everyday with a straw small enough to leave the hymen intact.

David Copperfield could easily replicate any of the "miracles" performed by Jesus in front of illiterate, peasant crowds. Modern fakirs heal people in front of crowds quite often, and none of them are God incarnate.

And as far as the man dying, coming back to life, and disappearing again. That is certainly not an illusion which would be difficult to replicate in any time period. body doubles? twin brothers? possibilities abound.


Interesting premises, but based on pure speculations ...
So how would people at that time impregnate a young woman leaving her hymen intact? Why would a Jewish priest do this if it worked against their own teachings? Or why would they not simply say later that I impregnated her to dispel the mystery of the virgin birth? Jesus did not merely perform His miracles in front of illiterate peasants, but before all classes of men--even the most learned of the day who were trying to trap Him. He performed miracles before skeptics and in a hostile atmosphere. Why did not his enemies merely expose His charade instead of crucifying Him ... or at least expose His charade afterwards? The Romans were not opposed to a magic shows so why would they persecute Christianity?
I'm sorry, but there is no logic in this reasoning.