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Old 12-16-2005, 07:58 PM
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I will never defend religion. Religion will kill you quicker than anything else.

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Jesus is said to have said on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Because Jesus was insane and the God he thought would rescue him did not exist. And he died on that cross like a fool. He fancied himself the son of God and he could barely convince twelve men to follow him at a time when the world was full of superstition.

You have a lot to say, not much other than personal opinion though. You make statements like "Because Jesus was insane", are you actually stating that as fact or just rambling. Even the theory that Jesus was mad has been tested by phsycologists, he showed no signs of real insanity but a sharp mind and intelligence.

"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus did not say this because he believed God would rescue him. He knew that he was going to die like that and said so to his disciples. The reason he said it was because for the first time he was seperated from God, and that withdrawl is what brought up the gut-wrenching cry of Jesus. God had to withdraw because, the price for sin is seperation from God. He did look like a fool, yes, which made me question why he fought so hard to go through with it...

Your last point about his disciples, he chose a bunch of incapables to show us something. Yes, his disciples continually let him down, disowning him and Judas betraying him. But, the thing that is fascinating is what happened after he died, this bunch of inadequates turned into world changers who did just that. The early church exploded in numbers despite harsh oppostion, the disciples told that it was because Jesus showed himself to them and others after he died. You don't have to belive that because it's written, it does reason thought though. In 2000 years the rapid spread of a message that is so hard to accept calls me to look into it and question it at least.

you were right, his disciples were doubtful and had little faith. Still, people flocked to Jesus while he was alive there was something different about him. People are still coming to Jesus now 2000 years later. This Jesus has a huge following, why do you think it is?

It's so common to hear that weak people need a crutch, Jesus is that crutch.. If this crutch in question can change a person in the worst state of humanity into a strong world changer then I would glady express my need for such a crutch.
I'm a poet, and it previously hadn't occured to me...

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
quoted by Herbet Spencer.

The way to look at any interesting theory is to weigh the evidence personally, not on another mans opinions but to investigate the facts and come to a personal conclusion.
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