I wanted to expand upon the premise I gave below that: Jesus Christ did not exist based on the known evidence, and the implications of faith over-ruling facts.
From the reaction to this post and others of a similar vein, it appears ‘the want to believe’ or ‘faith’ trumps even common-sense & logic.
Facts themselves fail when put-beside faith.
I appreciate there are well established & powerful vested interest groups that need these myths to continue, or they would immediately become redundant, with little prospect of finding a real job, one suspects.
So what would it take for a Christian to say “the story of Christ I was told is not true?”.
Let me run these scenarios by you, and get your feedback.
Scenario One: A new set of Dead Sea Scrolls are found, pre-dating the oldest known set of scriptures by 150 years. They depict Jesus missing years, what he got up to in his teens and twenties. The picture they paint, is at odds with the divine, miracle-worker. The manuscripts tell stories of drunkenness, fights and sexual conquests of a man called Jesus of Nazareth.
Scenario Two: A new set of Dead Sea Scrolls are found, pre-dating the oldest known set of scriptures by 150 years. They depict Jesus missing years, what he got up to in his teens and twenties. The picture they paint, is one of his majesty and compassion. Hither-to-unknown miracles are outlined in its parchments.
Both set of scrolls are analysed and authenticated.
So which set of scrolls would be accepted as being genuine, or should I re-phrase this and say – which set would be believed?
Only the second set fits the established storyline.
Only the second would receive a blessing, from within the established theology.
The first scrolls would either be ignored or called a hoax, not because of any other reason than to accept what the contents said, would mean a complete re-write of the life of Jesus, and bring into doubt his divine heritage.
To believe what was written to the first set of scrolls, would turn Christianity on its head - but is that enough justification to dismiss them outright?
So, why do Christians never let the facts get in the way of a good story?
From the reaction to this post and others of a similar vein, it appears ‘the want to believe’ or ‘faith’ trumps even common-sense & logic.
Facts themselves fail when put-beside faith.
I appreciate there are well established & powerful vested interest groups that need these myths to continue, or they would immediately become redundant, with little prospect of finding a real job, one suspects.
So what would it take for a Christian to say “the story of Christ I was told is not true?”.
Let me run these scenarios by you, and get your feedback.
Scenario One: A new set of Dead Sea Scrolls are found, pre-dating the oldest known set of scriptures by 150 years. They depict Jesus missing years, what he got up to in his teens and twenties. The picture they paint, is at odds with the divine, miracle-worker. The manuscripts tell stories of drunkenness, fights and sexual conquests of a man called Jesus of Nazareth.
Scenario Two: A new set of Dead Sea Scrolls are found, pre-dating the oldest known set of scriptures by 150 years. They depict Jesus missing years, what he got up to in his teens and twenties. The picture they paint, is one of his majesty and compassion. Hither-to-unknown miracles are outlined in its parchments.
Both set of scrolls are analysed and authenticated.
So which set of scrolls would be accepted as being genuine, or should I re-phrase this and say – which set would be believed?
Only the second set fits the established storyline.
Only the second would receive a blessing, from within the established theology.
The first scrolls would either be ignored or called a hoax, not because of any other reason than to accept what the contents said, would mean a complete re-write of the life of Jesus, and bring into doubt his divine heritage.
To believe what was written to the first set of scrolls, would turn Christianity on its head - but is that enough justification to dismiss them outright?
So, why do Christians never let the facts get in the way of a good story?
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