Quote No matter how much you portray him as unremarkable –stuHe's clearly the most remembered and most remarkable man to ever step on the earth. Yet, what makes him remarkable to some is meaningless to others.You, are fascinated by Einstein. Well, at least I am. (still trying to figure out if his brain was normal) But to some, he's just…[Read more]

Quote (Towshab @ Nov. 13 2007,21:43)Quote (david @ Nov. 12 2007,22:10)Quote Easy one: you don't have to believe in Gandhi or Bush to keep from burning in hell. Right….and…..Oh I see, because something is more important, it necessitates more proof.That may be. But you still haven't answered my often asked question:Why would any of those…[Read more]

Quote Jesus was a political activist.Based on what?So, when they wanted to make him king, and he “withdrew.”?Or when he said his followers were no part of the world?Or when his followers (the early ones) refused to take part in politics?“Early Christianity was little understood and was regarded with little favor by those who ruled the pagan w…[Read more]

Towshab, aren't you tired of being wrong?Quote I will not decimate Hebrews like I did Matthew because that was quite a bit of work. I'm afraid you are delusional. You can add “decimate” to the list of words you should try harder to understand. (Along with “contradiction.”)For the record, what you did with Matthew was list a bunch of scriptures in…[Read more]

Quote I have received a few PM's from folks here, and they are utterly confused, discouraged, faith beaten-down, and ultimately questioning their religion all together. I hate to say, “I told you so….” but I will. However, David, he appeals to your intellect it is obvious. But you lack judgement and spiritual discernment in engaging him. I'm…[Read more]

Quote Easy one: you don't have to believe in Gandhi or Bush to keep from burning in hell. Right….and…..Oh I see, because something is more important, it necessitates more proof.That may be. But you still haven't answered my often asked question:Why would any of those writers, satirists, poets, orators, etc, feel the need to write about…[Read more]

Plurium Interrogationumslow down, unless you're afraid to discuss these things.

Quote http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/fallacies_unique.htm* Accent: Emphasis that changes the meaning of the sentence. * Accident: A general rule used to explain a specific case not covered by it. * Affirming the Consequent: If A then B. B is true, so A is true. * Amphiboly: A sentence has two different meanings.…[Read more]

Quote The even more obvious: Despite the many people who have not written about Gandhi or Bush, countless people HAVE done so. Very good stuart. And how many people who specialize in writing cookbooks have written about Gandhi?So, maybe you could come up with a list of people back then that actually have some reason to make a history of Jesus…[Read more]

In my mind, I actually predicted you were going to mix up those accounts, as you did the tomb one.

Quote David, I presume you are one of these? I understand this full well because it is where I have come from. It is my heritage and my history. I do not deny what I once was – bound to a version of the “truth”. Bound by doctrine, denominations and definitions.I'm breaking free from all of that. I don't expect to receive approval, although I…[Read more]

To quote from your website:Again, I restate the obvious, yet in this mass of ]literature, “aside from two forged passages in the works of a Jewish author, and two disputed passages in the works of Roman writers, there is to be found no mention of Jesus Christ.” Why should any of those people have mentioned Jesus?How did Jesus fit in with their wri…[Read more]

Oh, how nice of you. If it is truth, share it. Unfortunately, your list (or rather his list) of “historians” is mostly non-sense.Another link:http://www.tektonics.org/qt/remslist.htmlAmateur skeptics like to pass lists around that they borrow from outdated and irrelevant sources written by kidney specialists; one of these is a list of writers…[Read more]

Quote (Unisage @ Nov. 12 2007,02:36)Quote (david @ Oct. 28 2007,07:45)Hashem: in Judaism, a substitute word used when referring to God in contexts other than prayers or scriptural readings, because the name for God is considered too holy for such use.Did those who wrote the Bible consider God's name “too holy” for use?Are we not told countless…[Read more]

No A,B, or C's for these ones. Name Job's three false comfortors.Name the other guy, the younger one who came later and actually had worthwhile things to say.Name Shadrach, Mechach and Abednego's Hebrew names. (This one's trickier, from memory.)

Quote I must agree that much of what Yeshua did not do is hurting the cause of Christianity.What is the “cause of Christianity” in your mind?

Quote I think if you read Ez 37+ you will see what he means. Quote Read Ezekiel 37-48. That will give you a glimpse f what the world will be like when the true Moshiach comes.I'm curious as to why the change?And, just for the record, you're stating Jesus is an imposter.

Oh, I see you did re-edit it. 37+. Still, could you be more specific.

Quote David,Read Ezekiel 37-48. That will give you a glimpse f what the world will be like when the true Moshiach comes.My wishy washy friend, could you narrow it down a bit?

The obvious: People who write cookbooks or poetry are not and should not be expected to write a history on George Bush or on Gandi.What? Martha steward didn't write anything about Gandi? She's written 58 books. She's famous. Yet, she wrote nothing about Gandi? ? He must not have existed.This is flawed thinking.Why would any of the people you…[Read more]