Emiliano - I pulled all those listed similarities from one site, the link to which i posted somewhere up there^. But yes, I should have scrutinized the information a little more before posting and I have been corrected many times about the virgin birth thing, and a few others as well lol. but...
Here is the source I used. it lists it's sources, some of which i already posted up there^^ somewhere.
{ www . religioustolerance . org/chr_jcpa5b . htm }
(put the spaces in because it wouldnt let me post the URL)
wow you are really hung up on the virgin thing... Fine, take the alleged virgin birth out of the equation. answer is still the same.take out half the examples. Still enough to show that the concept of christ was based on older, pagan, religious figures
It was full immersion. In a river "made by god himself" if that helps you out in your witty sarcasm. And since when is mythology facts of the world? but whatever, have your fun.
jayhawker, Dont question my knowledge of the bible. I have not always been an atheist, I was once a baptized member of the christian church. i lived and breathed christianity for nearly 20 years. my entire community was christian. I am atheist not by my ignorance to the bible, but by my refusal...
The theory that Satan planted the evidence of a christ like figure to fool christians is completely insubstantial. I know the Bible quite well, and I know the Bibles description of Satan, and while he is powerful yes, he would not have the power to travel backwards i time to plant historical...
Alright, um, I'm an atheist. I dont believe that God or Jesus or the supernatural in general exist. But even I know enough about the Bible to know that the Bible is very clear that when Jesus returns, all will know. not only BruceDLimber will know to spread the word on online forums. I don't...
I agree that throughout history there have been similar people, but never people that walked on water, were born to virgins, cast out demons, raised the dead, and they themselves die and rise from the grave. These arent exactly everyday occurrences...
A problem i have with your response is it's claim that nothing predates christianity. If Christianity is true and god does exist, then this statement is true. However with this thread i am not claiming that egyptian religion predates christianity as a whole, I am merely bringing up the often...
Records of the Egyptian god Horus have been proven to predate Christ. The two are remarkably similar. I know that some will argue that there are multiple records of Horus so they are not original, but all records of Horus have been proven to predate Jesus. Below are some (most i think) of the...
No, when used rationally, the mind goes toward the rational which is far from belief in an all powerful God who is loving beyond all comprehension, yet allows grievous pain and suffering to occur every single day, and throws people into eternal Hell for exercising their use of free will, which...
Asking when Jesus will return is like asking when santa will return. Not in the sense that they are affiliated with the same December date, but because the use of the word "returning" implies that he was here at one point. And implying that he was on earth at one point also implies his...
the answer is beautiful in it's simplicity. Neither. The stories of goliath are most likely just as false as the rest of the bible. Did Goliath exist? possibly, but I'm assuming that if he did, then many if not all stories that come from the bible concerning his life and death are wrong.