Jesus Christ is the most influential figure on the planet, with more than 2 billion worshippers worldwide and many more who fondly study his teachings. But what if he never existed? Many skeptics have posed this very question, and while true believers scoff at such suggestions, the debate is far from resolved. Jesus may have changed the world, but did he really walk the Earth?
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Was Jesus an Historical Figure?
Organized Religion destroys everything
”I believe it’s quite possible someone like Jesus walked the Earth or maybe it was actually someone named Jesus who was a man of great word and honor…..But that ”Virgin Birth” deal, that’s the one that really throws it ”Out of the Ball Park”, so to speak…...Give me a break…..Would this then mean that the ”Blessed Virgin Mary” is the FIRST female to encounter Artificial Insemenation? Just asking…..Organized Religion destroys everything…..It IS ”The Root of All Evil”.....Happy Holidays!!!
- Odd Duck
December 16, 2008 5:48PM
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Organized religion destroys everything
First, science knows that a virgin birth is possible and shows that you follow the 'what's happening now" crowd of science.
Second, there have been more than 100 million people murdered since 1900 with the majority killed by evolutionists like Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Pot, etc. Should we disavow evolution and it's follower's because of this.
Your persepective shows your "don't let the facts get in the way of my opinions" philosophy.
- Big O
January 4, 2009 12:57PM
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Organized Religion destroys everything.
I guess I didn't take enough Science Courses.
So let me re-state my understanding of this very odd situation.....
I was led to believe(Catholic) that an Angel appeared
to tell the "Virgin" she was to Carry the
Boy Child/Jesus(God's son). And so she did?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....I CAN believe that she (Blessed Virgin Mary,)
WAS, at some point, a Virgin. We "all" are a Virgin at some point in our life.
Not to mention all of the Murders committed by MISSIONARY Folk.
The My God is better than your God, theory.....
Yes, there have always been Mad "Men" on the earth, who love to kill.....
Evolutionist does not equal/mean Murder just as Christianity does not equal/mean murder BUT
many DO kill in the name of their Christian belief.
I'm a Militant Agnostic...i don't know and neither do you.
The Mystery of it ALL.
- Odd Duck
January 7, 2009 10:08PM
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no, you're wrong.
it's prejudice hateful dishonest EGO that is evil. That's what you have here, now stop blaming things outside of yourself because you're out of bounds.
- jxzac April 1, 2009 8:32AM
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Whence springs evil, then?
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion .
Steven Weinberg
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September 6, 2009 9:56AM
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Where is G-d?
God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things.
Baruch Spinoza
Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.
Baruch Spinoza
- quantummechanik
September 6, 2009 1:59PM
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LO
Lots of good people do evil things and they no of no religion .Your statement is way off even for you!
- countryboy
September 6, 2009 3:47PM
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Doesn't that make them...
...evil people?
- Enlightened1
September 8, 2009 1:57AM
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No one is perfect.
As a Christian I would say no.There just a sinner like all of us.
- countryboy
September 8, 2009 5:33PM
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root of all evil
People are the only constant in religions: Therefore people are the root of evil that they choose, not religion .
- Questions are the door to knowledge
April 19, 2009 3:40PM
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Wow
First of all, what a jerk-ass statement. Second of all, what is wrong with you that you have only weird, random access to punctuation marks. "Great word and honor"?
- quantummechanik
September 6, 2009 1:53PM
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