Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?
Baahb@lemmy.world 1 week agoThe context within which you are raised matters so much more than what’s written in your chosen scripture. That and self interest. Between those two, pretty much anyone can wrangle themselves into believing anything they want. The history of how we got here from there is similarly irrelevant.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 week ago
There’s quite a bit of contrast between Christianity and Islam in terms of how scripture is presented, as Islam teaches that the Qur’an is literally the words of God. As for Judaism, it’s unfulfilled, and if the New Testament about Jesus is actually true to what happened, then the Jewish prophecies clearly point to Him. Other than that it’s a very elaborate scam made by well educated people which doesn’t really give them any benefit.
Baahb@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Comfort and well-being, or so they believe… for some reason. Personally I like knowing I only get one shot
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 week ago
They were all executed horribly
Baahb@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My parents weren’t executed horribly, what are you talking about about? I’m still talking about contemporary Christian belief. Thesis: You can consider yourself Christian without belief in Jesus as a historical figure. Many Christians are happy to understand Jesus as metaphors and an ideal. Like if you took the actually good Superman stories and removed all the context, you could idealize the individual to the point of worship without believing he’s real.