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Bingo
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: Missionary work, and the god that never existed. |
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It's such a waste that people get involved in religion and believe (and do) the most absurd things. Jesus (or at least the Jesus of the Christian faith) did not exist. This is not mere opinion. It is fact. And it's a fact that intelligent people have held for centuries. Even some devout Xians have been absolutely baffled by the lack of evidence for a historical Jesus. Check this out and click on the links at the bottom.
If you have any other links pertaining to the non-existence of Jesus please feel free to add.
http://home1.gte.net/deleyd/religion/appendixd.html
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Apple
Joined: 29 May 2007 Location: S. Korea
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Bingo.. Dont believe everything you read.. didnt your mama tell you that? Give yourself a break.. dont be a shmuck everyday of your life! |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Methinks I'll oike this thread. Yes, I agree that it is astonishing that people can fervently hold onto doctrines and beliefs that are so obviously false. Maybe a Jesus dude did exist. But he certainly wasn't the superman that first century adherents of the Jesus cult believed him to be. The Jesus of Christianity simply did not exist. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I believe he existed and that he like the hostages went preaching where it was dangerous and suffered the consequences. |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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One can make a strong argument from the letters of Paul that even he did not believe in an earthly historical Jesus.
http://pages.ca.inter.net/~oblio/home.htm |
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Bingo
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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I am not ruling out that a dude named Yeshua ben Joseph may or may not have lived. But the Jesus of the scriptures is a fictional character. If he lived and was followed by thousands of people, and was the most extraordinary person in the history of the world, why are there no historical records that mention him. Not a single manuscript or letter mentions this most extraordinary God walking amongst them. If he lived, and did the things that are said of him, how can this unprecedented omission be explained? It can't. The only logical explanation is that he did not exist. And herein lies the real tragedy of those poor fools in Afghanistan. What a waste of time and energy. Hopefully it won't result in a waste of their lives. It is, after all, the only ones they have. |
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NAVFC
Joined: 10 May 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Bingo wrote: |
I am not ruling out that a dude named Yeshua ben Joseph may or may not have lived. But the Jesus of the scriptures is a fictional character. If he lived and was followed by thousands of people, and was the most extraordinary person in the history of the world, why are there no historical records that mention him. Not a single manuscript or letter mentions this most extraordinary God walking amongst them. If he lived, and did the things that are said of him, how can this unprecedented omission be explained? It can't. The only logical explanation is that he did not exist. And herein lies the real tragedy of those poor fools in Afghanistan. What a waste of time and energy. Hopefully it won't result in a waste of their lives. It is, after all, the only ones they have. |
Historical documents? you mean like the ones burned by the romans in the libraries? nad are you forgetting the dead sea scrolls? |
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koreanalysis
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully, Justice will be served, in accordance with international law, Afghan laws, and Korean laws.
These Protestant/Evangelical types should stop attacking Catholicism and the Vatican. |
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sportsguy35
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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should we start a new thread... people who believe in evolution and the science that doesn't exist?? |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Evolution is a fact. It may not be the only fact, but the science is definitely there to prove Darwin's theory. So good luck with your new thread. |
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Omkara

Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Stop it, guys. You're going to make Him angry, then exchange rates will get all jacked-up.
Darwin was not real. The Jews invented him in order to corner the market on vaccinations. |
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Dysupes

Joined: 24 May 2005
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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If you take a look at the evidence behind evolution and come away thinking it's a hoax you would have to be pretty damn paranoid. Now, on the other hand, when you look at creationists trying to poke holes in evolution all you ever hear about are the "missing links." True, there are missing links in the chain of evolution but the chain of creationism is a big puff of smoke coming from some guy who ate too many refried beans.
(Oh, and I'm a Christian too. Wonderfully paradoxical, huh? ) |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Evolution is a fact. That is not to say that there is not some entity in the universe that we can label 'GOD'. Perhaps there is. Perhaps there isn't. I don't know. And the ajumma handing me literature on the subway doesn't know either. But if GOD exists, it is certainly not the barbaric and rediculous character of Hebrew mythology. That Jehovah punk as a real deity. It boggles the mind how some people dismiss Zeus, Baal, Odin etc. as obvious fictions, but believe that the Hebrew equivalent is actually a real character. Are we to believe that the Hebrews were the only people on the planet not to develop an indigenous mythology?  |
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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006 Location: Busan
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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It's such a waste that people get involved in religion and believe (and do) the most absurd things. Jesus (or at least the Jesus of the Christian faith) did not exist. This is not mere opinion. It is fact. And it's a fact that intelligent people have held for centuries. Even some devout Xians have been absolutely baffled by the lack of evidence for a historical Jesus. Check this out and click on the links at the bottom. |
Honestly, what did you guys do in High School? Wasn't this topic exhausted during your teenage years? |
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Omkara

Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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But there is historical evidence for Jesus.
You see, I've been in contact with aliens since I was three. . .while on the UFO, me and the enlightened beings were praying in tongues. . .then I was transported back to the very day that Jesus was to drink the hemlock, and the Jews were already discussing the fossil record.
When I got back, I was a changed man. Now I vote, am a member of a right-wing group, and we advise the president on internationl issues. |
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