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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 months agoYou don’t think Jesus ever existed? That’s a bit of a stretch. Most historians agree Jesus existed. The most reliable and consistent historical account to who He is is contained in Christianity. Basically, some bloke existed, claimed to be God, did a bunch of miracles and ultimately rose from the dead to prove it. And He was also prophecised like around a millenia before He was born. And we have a surviving prophecy from 100 years before He did. That’s the summary of why I believe in God, specifically Jesus.
tygerprints@kbin.social 6 months ago
I know he didn't exist, for a fact. And I'm very glad of it. A human world doesn't need gods or demons. It needs humanity and people being able to show up for each other. That's all.
As a concept, Jesus wasn't about doing miracles. It was all about being able to lift each other up. And no one should need to believe in fictional works to do that. Relying on such beliefs is why things never get better. Forget about concepts of god - and focus on human beings. In people I trust -- not in "gods."
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Trust in people? And what do people do? Have you seen what we are doing in Ukraine and Gaza? Have you seen what atrocities we have committed in the past? You don’t need to know God to know morality, as we know the difference between right and wrong due to Eden, yet we willingly do wrong. For our own selfish gain. Humans are inherently selfish and flawed. The reason why we need a saviour makes perfect sense.
tygerprints@kbin.social 6 months ago
Actually that just shows exactly why we don't need a savior in any sense. If a savior were in fact real, and was in fact meant to save us from ourselves - why isn't he/she doing their job? Why should it be some god's job to protect us from ourselves? It never has, and it never will.
We should spend much less on superstitious beliefs and more time investing in working toward peace. It won't happen from "on high." It happens from the ground on up.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 months ago
We have been saved. And our salvation is not of this earth. For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only son - that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life.
We will never manage to achieve peace on earth. And putting away “superstitious beliefs” will just make your life very short. You can still work for peace and be a Christian, as well. I don’t see why it needs to be one or the other.