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[lukepink]

click the button that says i like the old fashion layout

[Hellbom]

Bring back sourcevibe, please.

[boket5u]

KanthPL, "he" was crucified by romans. not jews.

[swimpua]

The only videos I actually enjoy are your aproaches, this is just boring

[Jamie3933]

Your brain are going to explode you think about things far too much, it isn't needed

[eclepticskeptic]

It is not about what I believe. I have read a lot of scholarly material, which include Gnosticism and The Dead Sea Scrolls, and other books on archaeological evidence for history and anthropology and there was at one time heaps of different Christian stories with different adepts, denominations, belief structures, etc. You can look up the information yourself. So far, I have not found any evidence for the existence of a Jesus Christ man, god, prophet or whatever.

[kanthPL]

Aristotle was just an example because it's a common knowledge. The bottom line is, you admit that Jesus was crucified ,but you believe that most important aspects of that story are probably mythical/false. Is that correct?

[eclepticskeptic]

It's a matter of different forms of research and finding reliable sources. But not once have I said that either Jesus or crucifixion itself is a myth. My point was that the story of Jesus Christ in those parables which were compiled into the Bible we have today are misinterpreted as history. I'm not against it, but I don't seek the blindness of "faith" - it is an interesting story, that is all. Anyway, when did i mention Aristotle?

[kanthPL]

What's "mythical" about crucification? It was a common practice back then. I don't really understand why for example u believe that Aristoteles lived and taught in Ancient Greece and not that the crucification of Jesus Christ occured. You have not seen proof supporting any of the cases, yet you still insist that crucification is a myth.

[eclepticskeptic]

I don't think you're getting the point. Why are you taking a mythological story (i.e. the Jesus crucifixion/resurrection) and insisting it is literal truth. Why is that any more "true" than Harry Potter or Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. These stories are not much more than allegories about the human condition. They've just been used as flags of identity (e.g. Christian, hindu, muslim) to control masses in favour of redemption, faith, promised lands, etc.

[kanthPL]

Well , anyway. Somebody named XXX was crucified by Jews. I don't care about his name really.

[eclepticskeptic]

Ummm, not so sure about that kanthPL. Remember that Jesus Christ isn't actually a name, it's a title, just like 'Lord' or 'Mr.' - it means 'spiritual teacher'. But there has been many spiritual teachers throughout history - the problem is digging through enough history that you understand the origins, while also being skeptical about everything because you should never forget that history is also made up of ideological interpretations (usually by the powerful and wealthy).