Well said??? Yes, one only must ignore the impact in todays world, present all about you. The man has influenced the mean of life for four, five billion people here on earth today. Not very observant Denny.
Don't give up your website Denny, it maybe the zenith of your career. But on the other hand you could read and think, read a bit more an answer some of the question you ask.
While I'm personally inclined to believe it's probable the man Jesus existed, what people believe about it today is not evidence for anything.
When my family lived in Japan, the custom was to rub the Buddha's fat stomach for good luck. Later I grew up in the U.S. with solid ivory Buddhas in the living room. Polishing is no fun, so we didn't rub them much, and I've been unlucky ever since.
This is a valid argument... Just because there is a historical Jesus that was crucified doesn't give proof that God exists. It still requires faith.
Christ and Krishna are so the same that another God or two is hardly the point Atheists? Well when I find one that can speaks of reaching a state of enlightenment in a way that a Christian is reminded of Heaven here on earth I shall listen closely.
The evidence is in the book. That's all you need. Take it as you will. Live your life the way you see fit and leave the consequences all to god err or I'd hate to be you and slightly off...
Quite frankly that is stupid. Those that live as Jesus taught cause the other men very little trouble. It sure as hell not true the other way around. The godless folks make the world the pits for the rest.
The Bible IS a history book of sorts. That's trivial. It describes a lot of places and people that we know did exist. So does the Iliad, but presumably you don't spend much time worrying about getting hit by a lightning bolt from Zeus. Just because there is reason to think a historical figure described in ancient literature actually existed is by itself NOT reason to think miraculous metaphysical, or otherwise extraordinary claims associated with that figure are true. Muhammad certainly existed, yet you don't believe the angel Gabriel gave him sacred texts from God contradicting the Bible. Joseph Smith certainly existed, etc. etc.
someone needs to make a talking Buddha statue that when you rub its stomach says "lower... lower..... lowON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY..."
You obviously never tried psychedelics. As someone who's never met a war you didn't like, how does your humble Christianity mesh with your consistent angry spasms, saying you want the military to kill large numbers of people? Every time Obama avoids starting a war, you're on him like a fly in a Christian flea market. Then we have to read this B.S. about you being a Christian.
[/QUOTE] The book says the miraculous, metaphysical events occurred. Just as the History books suggest that the Civil War happened. Or the Spanish War took place. Or WW1 and 2. These events happened. And yet there are people who can't wrap there head around it becuase they have never seen it with their eyes. The fact that you can see, smell, hear, think, talk, type. What does that tell you? The fact that you exist doesn't it make it possible that something much greater exists? Something that created you? Something powerful enough to create anything and everything around you? So powerful that if they are able to do that, they are able to manifest themselves in the flesh. It's possible. Not only is it possible. It's real. Whether you want to believe it or not is on you.
No idea what you're talking about. Point was Hindus and Buddhists have fundamentally different beliefs from the Abrahamic religions. They aren't lumpable in any meaningful sense.
