Comments on: I wish it could be Christmas every day

By: Dappledwater

Dappledwater — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:48:37 +0000

[Take the hint, Dappledwater!]

By: Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:25:03 +0000

Let me briefly risk the wrath of Gareth

[Wrath incurred. GR]

By: Dappledwater

Dappledwater — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:00:39 +0000

That is of course, IF Mohammed ever existed.

[No more! GR]

By: Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:58:01 +0000

IMHO, Jesus was to Paul as Xenu was to L. Ron Hubbard, and the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith; nothing more than a convenient “argument from authority” for an ambitious huckster.

Say what you will about Mohammed, at least he was a real person who led his own armies and founded his own religion!

[That's enough godheads, please, Rob. Mince pies only from here on... GR]

By: Dappledwater

Dappledwater — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:19:43 +0000

News to me, that the actual existence of Jesus is now disputed. Some discussion in this vid:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-106258572219500475#

Now as to whether he was the son of God, that’s another matter…….

By: Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:27:45 +0000

Thanks for the link, Gareth. Perhaps you can also provide one that points to physical or historical evidence for the existence of the said “Jesus”?

My last point still stands, nevertheless; denialists of the Christian fundamentalist type happily embrace legends of events that would defy all known science (“miracles”), yet claim that observations of AGW are mere concoctions for the gullible…

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:31:06 +0000

That's not just off-topic, it's veered off the road and ploughed through a field to end up nose-down in a ditch. Wikipedia on "Christ myth theory":

The Christ-Myth theory is essentially without supporters in modern academic circles, biblical scholars and historians being highly dismissive of it, viewing it as pseudo-scholarship,[27] with some going so far as to compare the theory's advocates with Holocaust deniers, flat-earthers, and people who believe the moon landing was faked.

Another can of worms to be left unopened on this Boxing Day morning. Please!

By: Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:48:10 +0000

Off topic, but is there ANY peer-reviewed historical research to confirm the existence of one Joshua ben Joseph (whom the Greeks transliterated as “Jesus”)?
As I understand it, Saul / Paul created Christianity out of whole cloth, importing a variety of cultural myths from earlier times, such as the Egyptian god Horus, and festivals, such as the celebration of the solstice.
Strange that many denialists trumpet their belief in an imaginary sky-god, then have the temerity to accuse scientists of fabricating evidence!

The God-bothering conspiracist Ian Wishart comes immediately to mind…

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:30:18 +0000

And these days, when you look up into the night sky it’s filled with GPS satellites flitting across the starry backdrop, leading wise men astray (unless they’ve got an iPhone and Google Maps).

By: TomG

TomG — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:53:59 +0000

It was a clear night in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born.
Otherwise the Star would not have been visible.