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Re: Heads up, atheists
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:14:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   Finally we shall soon learn the Truth

I’m surprised that this is going to court, honestly. How can you prove that someone didn’t exist ~2000 years ago? The best you can do, IMO, is show that the evidence doesn’t support the conclusion that he existed.

AFAIC, the Gospels are themselves adequate evidence to conclude that Jesus the man did exist, since it’s hardly an extraordinary claim.

Of course, even if he is shown to have existed, that doesn’t do anything to prove his parentage...

Dave!



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  Re: Heads up, atheists
 
(...) Agreed. Kinda like the Scopes trial in reverse;-) (...) He sets up a classic error-- he has so-called proofs that he has written about that Jesus didn't exist-- he claims it is up to the other side to prove him wrong. (...) Even moreso the (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: Heads up, atheists
 
(...) Then again, maybe it (URL) won't.> Dave! (19 years ago, 27-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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(URL) Finally we shall soon learn the Truth> JOHN (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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