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I think Lemmy has a problem with history in general, since most people on here have degrees/training in STEM. I see a lot of inaccurate “pop history” shared on here, and a lack of understanding of historiography/how historians analyze primary sources.

The rejection of Jesus’s historicity seems to be accepting C S Lewis’s argument - that if he existed, he was a “lunatic, liar, or lord,” instead of realizing that there was nothing unusual about a messianic Jewish troublemaker in Judea during the early Roman Empire.

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[–] Son_of_Macha@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Jesus was in no way a historical figure.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Very convincing argument./s

Can you provide evidence of a 1st century conspiracy to make such a figure up? What was the purpose of that conspiracy?

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[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I never understood the problem with Jesus existing. Like, duh, you think the Roman Empire, the America of the time, the Big Satan, would just be randomly coerced into changing their state religion by, well, nothing? A group of loud folks that followed the (new and radical at their time, btw) teachings of... no one? Even without much historical knowledge, Jesus existing seems like the most reasonable conclusion, lol.

I think those who had bad experiences with religion often go all out... but just because some religious ideologies might be internally inconsistent or just because your parents forced you to go to church instead of letting you play Pokémon Emerald and you resent them for it does not mean that nothing behind Judeo-Christianity happened. 🤷

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