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Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.

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  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-07-31 04:00 -0400
    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 07:08 -0400
      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-01 07:29 -0400
    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-07-31 10:17 -0600
      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-01 07:32 -0400
    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-07-31 16:38 -0500
      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-01 07:32 -0400
        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-02 09:56 -0500
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-02 11:27 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-02 08:51 -0700
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-02 12:40 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-02 16:18 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-02 18:23 -0500
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-02 16:17 -0500
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-02 10:39 -0500
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-02 11:51 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-02 12:04 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-02 12:18 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-08-02 14:01 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-02 15:05 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-02 16:12 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2015-08-02 15:32 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-02 16:18 -0500
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-02 10:15 -0600
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2015-08-02 14:02 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-02 16:19 -0500
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-03 03:11 -0500
          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-03 09:04 -0400
            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-03 16:42 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-03 18:39 -0500
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-04 15:01 -0500
                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-04 15:36 -0500
                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-05 13:55 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-03 17:56 -0700
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-04 15:02 -0500
                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-04 18:54 -0700
                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-05 13:57 -0500
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-05 12:56 -0700
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-06 19:27 -0400
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-06 17:44 -0700
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 05:23 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:46 -0500
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-06 05:04 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:49 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-08 04:12 -0400
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-08 13:17 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 04:48 -0400
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-09 09:41 -0500
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-10 05:11 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-11 12:51 -0500
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-12 03:19 -0400
                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-05 04:44 -0400
                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-05 13:59 -0500
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. "Tim" <me@rsabc.com> - 2015-08-06 04:57 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:50 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. "Tim" <me@rsabc.com> - 2015-08-08 06:37 -0400
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-06 05:06 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:51 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-08 04:19 -0400
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-08 13:19 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 04:54 -0400
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-09 09:46 -0500
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-10 05:15 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-11 12:53 -0500
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-12 03:15 -0400
                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-06 01:10 -0700
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-06 20:42 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-06 22:28 -0700
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-06 23:07 -0700
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-06 23:14 -0700
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-06 23:45 -0700
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. bilgat@m.nu - 2015-08-07 09:18 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-07 05:16 -0400
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-07 16:19 -0700
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-07 22:21 -0700
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-07 22:26 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-08 09:46 -0700
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. talishi <talishi@example.net> - 2015-08-08 04:57 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-08 08:32 -0500
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 14:58 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-08-08 18:12 +0200
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-08 13:13 -0400
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-08-08 16:13 -0400
                                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-08-09 08:16 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-08 13:11 -0400
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2015-08-08 14:06 -0400
                                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-08 14:58 -0500
                                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 04:38 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-07 00:00 -0700
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-07 05:19 -0400
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-07 12:22 -0700
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-08-07 15:42 -0500
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-07 15:48 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-08 04:26 -0400
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-08 09:42 -0700
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 04:58 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 12:59 -0700
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-10 05:21 -0400
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-11 12:54 -0500
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 13:14 -0700
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:53 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-08 04:31 -0400
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-08 13:20 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 05:00 -0400
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-09 09:47 -0500
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-10 05:22 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-11 12:55 -0500
                                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-12 03:17 -0400
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. "Tim" <me@rsabc.com> - 2015-08-10 06:33 -0400
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-08-10 04:48 -0700
                                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-11 12:56 -0500
              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-04 05:16 -0400
                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-04 15:03 -0500
                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-05 04:46 -0400
                    Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-05 14:00 -0500
                      Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-06 05:07 -0400
                        Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-07 16:53 -0500
                          Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-08 04:35 -0400
                            Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-08 13:20 -0500
                              Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-09 05:00 -0400
                                Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> - 2015-08-09 09:48 -0500
                                  Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science. Attila <<prochoice@here.now> - 2015-08-10 05:23 -0400

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#1955680

From"Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk>
Date2015-08-08 18:12 +0200
Message-ID<d2mo3rF176vU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#1955560
On 08/08/2015 13:57, talishi wrote:
> On 08/07/2015 10:21 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
>> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?
>
> It translates to AD, and we use it because we can't quite bring
> ourselves to say "The Year of Our Lord".   Particularly since he isn't
> our Lord.   By the same token we use BCE, Before Common Era, rather than
> BC, Before Christ, since we're not entirely sure there was a Christ, and
> even if there was, we don't think his birth was such a watershed.  If I
> had my druthers we'd use Ab Urbe Condita and add 753 years to every date.

It's a bit of political correctness bum fluff.
So now we use a non-Christian term invented to avoid giving potential 
offence to non-Christians and used it to date events when we fucked up 
the non-Christian world sixteen ways from Sunday.

It's also quite inconsistent.  We are expected to switch from AD to BCE 
but we keep the same count-from-the-birth-of-the allege-saviour 
numbering of years, and we do not bother to change religious names of 
days or months...

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#1955724

Fromwdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr)
Date2015-08-08 13:13 -0400
Message-ID<mq5db3$5cm$1@panix3.panix.com>
In reply to#1955680
In article <d2mo3rF176vU1@mid.individual.net>,
"Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> said:

> It's also quite inconsistent.  We are expected to switch from AD
> to BCE but we keep the same count-from-the-birth-of-the
> allege-saviour numbering of years, and we do not bother to change
> religious names of days or months...

Well would *you* want to piss off Thor by changing "Thursday" to
something else?

-- wds

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#1955836

Frombenj <nobody@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-08 16:13 -0400
Message-ID<5qtxx.9419$jj4.531@fx28.iad>
In reply to#1955680
On 08/08/2015 12:12 PM, Alex W. wrote:
> On 08/08/2015 13:57, talishi wrote:
>> On 08/07/2015 10:21 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
>>> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?
>>
>> It translates to AD, and we use it because we can't quite bring
>> ourselves to say "The Year of Our Lord".   Particularly since he isn't
>> our Lord.   By the same token we use BCE, Before Common Era, rather than
>> BC, Before Christ, since we're not entirely sure there was a Christ, and
>> even if there was, we don't think his birth was such a watershed.  If I
>> had my druthers we'd use Ab Urbe Condita and add 753 years to every date.
>
> It's a bit of political correctness bum fluff.
> So now we use a non-Christian term invented to avoid giving potential
> offence to non-Christians and used it to date events when we fucked up
> the non-Christian world sixteen ways from Sunday.
>
> It's also quite inconsistent.  We are expected to switch from AD to BCE
> but we keep the same count-from-the-birth-of-the allege-saviour
> numbering of years, and we do not bother to change religious names of
> days or months...

Alex, you just don't get it. To Jews some Jews are more equal than 
others. Yeshua (Jesus) being one considered less equal.

It's funny there are those who can't bring themselves to say "AD" even 
though it's in Latin and today nobody can even read cursive let alone 
Latin! OF course what I see is a subconscious fear that just perhaps 
Jesus just MIGHT have been the messiah and they didn't recognize it so 
they have to censor out of their lives any hint that they might have 
made a mistake. And they don't care if they have to reject all of human 
history to keep their little minds comfortable!

Personally most Christians and even non-Christians find this blatant 
political manipulation of historical fact to be offensive. Every time I 
hear CE or BCE I find it totally offensive that a minor group is using 
nothing but loud talking to fly in the face of centuries of Historical 
usage.

So are Jews part of human history or not? It seems they really don't 
want any part of any history but their own. And if they aren't part of 
human history then we don't have to pay attention to them, do we?

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#1956379

FromHVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-09 08:16 -0400
Message-ID<mq7g7s$1ev$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#1955836
On 8/8/2015 4:13 PM, benj wrote:
>
> Alex, you just don't get it. To Jews some Jews are more equal than
> others. Yeshua (Jesus) being one considered less equal.
>
> It's funny there are those who can't bring themselves to say "AD" even
> though it's in Latin and today nobody can even read cursive let alone
> Latin! OF course what I see is a subconscious fear that just perhaps
> Jesus just MIGHT have been the messiah and they didn't recognize it so
> they have to censor out of their lives any hint that they might have
> made a mistake.


His truth is marching on!


Glory, glory hallelujah. Harlow hit BJ with his ruler
Harlow bopped him off the bean with a rotten tangerine
He ain't gonna kook no more!



-- 
Cut off one head, two more shall take its place.
HAIL HYDRA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZcG5UOY224

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#1955721

Fromwdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr)
Date2015-08-08 13:11 -0400
Message-ID<mq5d82$ag0$1@panix3.panix.com>
In reply to#1955560
In article <mq4qtg0ecl@news6.newsguy.com>,
talishi <talishi@example.net> said:

>> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?
>
> It translates to AD, and we use it because we can't quite bring
> ourselves to say "The Year of Our Lord".  Particularly since he
> isn't our Lord.  By the same token we use BCE, Before Common Era,
> rather than BC, Before Christ, since we're not entirely sure there
> was a Christ, and even if there was, we don't think his birth was
> such a watershed.  If I had my druthers we'd use Ab Urbe Condita
> and add 753 years to every date.

And then we can sit here arguing about whether there's any evidence
that this "Rome" ever actually existed...

-- wds

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#1955743

FromLawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net>
Date2015-08-08 14:06 -0400
Message-ID<u3hcsad7icave51jt5mgs5rnt7v92ak89r@reader80.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#1955721
On 8 Aug 2015 13:11:30 -0400, wdstarr@panix.com (William December
Starr) wrote:

>In article <mq4qtg0ecl@news6.newsguy.com>,
>talishi <talishi@example.net> said:
>
>>> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?
>>
>> It translates to AD, and we use it because we can't quite bring
>> ourselves to say "The Year of Our Lord".  Particularly since he
>> isn't our Lord.  By the same token we use BCE, Before Common Era,
>> rather than BC, Before Christ, since we're not entirely sure there
>> was a Christ, and even if there was, we don't think his birth was
>> such a watershed.  If I had my druthers we'd use Ab Urbe Condita
>> and add 753 years to every date.
>
>And then we can sit here arguing about whether there's any evidence
>that this "Rome" ever actually existed...

Except, of course, we can go and look at the buildings and read the
inscriptions, which is much better evidence than any sort of written
accounts.




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#1955828

FromChristopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net>
Date2015-08-08 14:58 -0500
Message-ID<sancsa98tdcg4q8175q5n0e2sk25mvtp8g@4ax.com>
In reply to#1955743
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:06:21 -0400, Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net>
wrote:

>On 8 Aug 2015 13:11:30 -0400, wdstarr@panix.com (William December
>Starr) wrote:
>
>>In article <mq4qtg0ecl@news6.newsguy.com>,
>>talishi <talishi@example.net> said:
>>
>>>> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?
>>>
>>> It translates to AD, and we use it because we can't quite bring
>>> ourselves to say "The Year of Our Lord".  Particularly since he
>>> isn't our Lord.  By the same token we use BCE, Before Common Era,
>>> rather than BC, Before Christ, since we're not entirely sure there
>>> was a Christ, and even if there was, we don't think his birth was
>>> such a watershed.  If I had my druthers we'd use Ab Urbe Condita
>>> and add 753 years to every date.
>>
>>And then we can sit here arguing about whether there's any evidence
>>that this "Rome" ever actually existed...
>
>Except, of course, we can go and look at the buildings and read the
>inscriptions, which is much better evidence than any sort of written
>accounts.

They always use these stupid, dishonest analogies that insult the
intelligence - because they are utterly certain their religious
beliefs are true and cannot think outside the box.

In the real world, Jesus is a religious belief. A possible composite
character based on several different people who may or may not have
existed. 

But Christians can't grasp the fact that non-Christians see it
somewhat more objectively than Christians do.

And in spite of the subject line, if Christians could think outside
the box, they would understand that atheists are people outside it. 

They are people who don't happen to be any sort of theist, and cannot
be describes as if they were inside it using doctrinal presumptions
from inside it. 

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#1956321

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2015-08-09 04:38 -0400
Message-ID<ra4esahkghtpoamgnlc0mt6n1cochv54v0@4ax.com>
In reply to#1955828
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:58:41 -0500, Christopher A. Lee
<c.lee@fairpoint.net> in alt.atheism with message-id
<sancsa98tdcg4q8175q5n0e2sk25mvtp8g@4ax.com> wrote:

>In the real world, Jesus is a religious belief. A possible composite
>character based on several different people who may or may not have
>existed. 
>
>But Christians can't grasp the fact that non-Christians see it
>somewhat more objectively than Christians do.

Very well said.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Ass.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#1954664

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2015-08-07 00:00 -0700
Message-ID<55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1954387
Attila < wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >Attila < wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
> >> alt.atheism with message-id
> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
> >> >>> etc.
> >> >>
> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
> >> >
> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
> >> >
> >>
> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
> >> connected to it?
> >>
> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
> >>
> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
> >
> >
> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
> >extinct at this day.”
> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
> 
> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
> verification from any other sources supporting him.



How about this ....leading scholar?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29

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#1954729

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2015-08-07 05:19 -0400
Message-ID<dvt8sal9je8add85co4q19rfjqc096gusm@4ax.com>
In reply to#1954664
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
<starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
<55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Attila < wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>> >> alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>> >> >>> etc.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>> >> >
>> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>> >> connected to it?
>> >>
>> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>> >>
>> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>> >
>> >
>> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>> >extinct at this day.”
>> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>> 
>> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>
>
>
>How about this ....leading scholar?
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29

Many opinion but few verified independent facts.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Ass.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#1955040

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2015-08-07 12:22 -0700
Message-ID<55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1954729
Attila < wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >Attila < wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
> >> >> >>> etc.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
> >> >> connected to it?
> >> >>
> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
> >> >extinct at this day.”
> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
> >>
> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
> >
> >
> >
> >How about this ....leading scholar?
> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
> 
> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.



I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...

there are things
that happen
in the past..
they are 'events'.

The events
as they happen
are the evidence.

They are historical events
that happen a certain way.

They are the recollections
of people who existed 
as they remember them.

Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????

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#1955107

Fromgilber34 <invalid@invalid.com>
Date2015-08-07 15:42 -0500
Message-ID<mq357s$msa$2@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#1955040
On 8/7/2015 2:22 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> Attila < wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Attila < wrote:

>>>> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>>>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>>>> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Attila < wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>>>>>> alt.atheism with message-id
>>>>>> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:

>>>>>>> On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>>>>>>>>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>>>>>>>>> etc.

>>>>>>>> And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>>>>>>> Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>>>>>>>

>>>>>> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>>>>>> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>>>>>> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>>>>>> connected to it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>>>>>

>>>>> “Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>>>>> call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>>>>> men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>>>>> the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>>>>> Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>>>>> him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>>>>> for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>>>>> prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>>>>> concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>>>>> extinct at this day.”
>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>>>>
>>>> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>>>> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>>>> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>>>

>>>
>>> How about this ....leading scholar?
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29

>> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>
>
>
> I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
>
> there are things
> that happen
> in the past..
> they are 'events'.
>
> The events
> as they happen
> are the evidence.

> They are historical events
> that happen a certain way.
>
> They are the recollections
> of people who existed
> as they remember them.
>
> Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
>

that makes sense, obviously Jesus and Buddah, and Adam all existed.

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#1955111

FromChristopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net>
Date2015-08-07 15:48 -0500
Message-ID<p36asalh9f92mcl4ist3hccsdspa1128kc@4ax.com>
In reply to#1955107
On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 15:42:24 -0500, gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On 8/7/2015 2:22 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
>> Attila < wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>>> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Attila < wrote:
>
>>>>> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>>>>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>>>>> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Attila < wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>>>>>>> alt.atheism with message-id
>>>>>>> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>>>>>>>>>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>>>>>>>>>> etc.
>
>>>>>>>>> And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>>>>>>>> Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>>>>>>>>
>
>>>>>>> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>>>>>>> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>>>>>>> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>>>>>>> connected to it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>>>>>>
>
>>>>>> “Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>>>>>> call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>>>>>> men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>>>>>> the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>>>>>> Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>>>>>> him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>>>>>> for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>>>>>> prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>>>>>> concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>>>>>> extinct at this day.”
>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>>>>>
>>>>> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>>>>> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>>>>> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>>>>
>
>>>>
>>>> How about this ....leading scholar?
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
>
>>> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
>>
>> there are things
>> that happen
>> in the past..
>> they are 'events'.
>>
>> The events
>> as they happen
>> are the evidence.
>
>> They are historical events
>> that happen a certain way.
>>
>> They are the recollections
>> of people who existed
>> as they remember them.
>>
>> Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
>>
>
>that makes sense, obviously Jesus and Buddah, and Adam all existed.

We only point out the obvious problems with Josephus when they offer
it as proof/evidence/etc (which we only ask for in a "put up or shut
up" vein).

They offer it as "evidence" without even thinking about it, and when
the problems are pointed out, they go on the attack instead of
addressing them.

The conclusions are obvious. 

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#1955450

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2015-08-08 04:26 -0400
Message-ID<rvebsa1814u4d5194qrne1p39p7hikggs2@4ax.com>
In reply to#1955040
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
<starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
<55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Attila < wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>> >> >> >>> etc.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>> >> >> connected to it?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>> >> >extinct at this day.”
>> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>> >>
>> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >How about this ....leading scholar?
>> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
>> 
>> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>
>
>
>I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...

Sure I do.

>
>there are things
>that happen
>in the past..
>they are 'events'.

Yep.

>
>The events
>as they happen
>are the evidence.

No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.

>
>They are historical events
>that happen a certain way.

If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.

>
>They are the recollections
>of people who existed 
>as they remember them.

Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?

IOW, are they independent of each other?


>
>Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????

Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.

Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
described?  No supporting evidence.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Ass.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#1955704

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2015-08-08 09:42 -0700
Message-ID<55C63177.329F@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1955450
Attila < wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> <55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >Attila < wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
> >> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
> >> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
> >> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
> >> >> >> >>> etc.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
> >> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
> >> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
> >> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
> >> >> >> connected to it?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
> >> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
> >> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
> >> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
> >> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
> >> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
> >> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
> >> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
> >> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
> >> >> >extinct at this day.”
> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
> >> >>
> >> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
> >> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
> >> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >How about this ....leading scholar?
> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
> >>
> >> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
> >
> >
> >
> >I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
> 
> Sure I do.
> 
> >
> >there are things
> >that happen
> >in the past..
> >they are 'events'.
> 
> Yep.
> 
> >
> >The events
> >as they happen
> >are the evidence.
> 
> No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.
> 
> >
> >They are historical events
> >that happen a certain way.
> 
> If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.
> 
> >
> >They are the recollections
> >of people who existed
> >as they remember them.
> 
> Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
> Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?
> 
> IOW, are they independent of each other?
> 
> >
> >Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
> 
> Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.
> 
> Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
> described?  No supporting evidence.
> 


Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
someone else?



You're talking about an era, a community with one zip code.

One yellow page.

One phone booth.

A place where every one goes to one person house to watch TV.


If you need a carpenter, ...who do you call?

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#1956327

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2015-08-09 04:58 -0400
Message-ID<na5esa151sdovi4pqgl1sjpmppk4jbili2@4ax.com>
In reply to#1955704
On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:42:31 -0700, The Starmaker
<starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
<55C63177.329F@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Attila < wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>> >> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>> >> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>> >> >> >> >>> etc.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>> >> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>> >> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>> >> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>> >> >> >> connected to it?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>> >> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>> >> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>> >> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>> >> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>> >> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>> >> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>> >> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>> >> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>> >> >> >extinct at this day.”
>> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>> >> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>> >> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >How about this ....leading scholar?
>> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
>> >>
>> >> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
>> 
>> Sure I do.
>> 
>> >
>> >there are things
>> >that happen
>> >in the past..
>> >they are 'events'.
>> 
>> Yep.
>> 
>> >
>> >The events
>> >as they happen
>> >are the evidence.
>> 
>> No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.
>> 
>> >
>> >They are historical events
>> >that happen a certain way.
>> 
>> If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.
>> 
>> >
>> >They are the recollections
>> >of people who existed
>> >as they remember them.
>> 
>> Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
>> Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?
>> 
>> IOW, are they independent of each other?
>> 
>> >
>> >Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
>> 
>> Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.
>> 
>> Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
>> described?  No supporting evidence.
>> 
>
>
>Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
>someone else?

Who cares?  In the real world there are and always have been many
people who have the same name.

>
>
>
>You're talking about an era, a community with one zip code.
>
>One yellow page.
>
>One phone booth.
>
>A place where every one goes to one person house to watch TV.
>
>
>If you need a carpenter, ...who do you call?

One the several that worked in every community.  

Just what do you think the population of the world was at that time? A
dozen or so?  Do you really think one person in ANY occupation could
have satisfied the demand for his or her services?

Pity the poor hooker.  She would never get any sleep.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Ass.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#1956614

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2015-08-09 12:59 -0700
Message-ID<55C7B129.68BE@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1956327
Attila < wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:42:31 -0700, The Starmaker
> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> <55C63177.329F@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >Attila < wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> <55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
> >> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
> >> >> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
> >> >> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
> >> >> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
> >> >> >> >> >>> etc.
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
> >> >> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
> >> >> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
> >> >> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
> >> >> >> >> connected to it?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
> >> >> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
> >> >> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
> >> >> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
> >> >> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
> >> >> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
> >> >> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
> >> >> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
> >> >> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
> >> >> >> >extinct at this day.”
> >> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
> >> >> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
> >> >> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >How about this ....leading scholar?
> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
> >> >>
> >> >> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
> >>
> >> Sure I do.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >there are things
> >> >that happen
> >> >in the past..
> >> >they are 'events'.
> >>
> >> Yep.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >The events
> >> >as they happen
> >> >are the evidence.
> >>
> >> No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >They are historical events
> >> >that happen a certain way.
> >>
> >> If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >They are the recollections
> >> >of people who existed
> >> >as they remember them.
> >>
> >> Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
> >> Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?
> >>
> >> IOW, are they independent of each other?
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
> >>
> >> Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.
> >>
> >> Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
> >> described?  No supporting evidence.
> >>
> >
> >
> >Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
> >someone else?
> 
> Who cares?

You brought it up "Many people by that name probably existed..."







>  In the real world there are and always have been many
> people who have the same name.
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >You're talking about an era, a community with one zip code.
> >
> >One yellow page.
> >
> >One phone booth.
> >
> >A place where every one goes to one person house to watch TV.
> >
> >
> >If you need a carpenter, ...who do you call?
> 
> One the several that worked in every community.
> 
> Just what do you think the population of the world was at that time? A
> dozen or so?  Do you really think one person in ANY occupation could
> have satisfied the demand for his or her services?


250,000 World population number during the time of Jesus Christ...
divide that number into countries.....there weren't that many people
hanging out at the corner drug store.




> 
> Pity the poor hooker.  She would never get any sleep.

Hookers *sleep* with people for a living...they gets lots of sleep!

They lay down for a living...

Haven't you been with a hooker before? You pay her to sleep with you...




Maybe the hookers you been with only sleep for 3 seconds...



But if you want to know how many hookers there were during Jesus Christ time...
since most hookers were Jewish girls...I would say...thousands!

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#1957015

FromAttila <<prochoice@here.now>
Date2015-08-10 05:21 -0400
Message-ID<5uqgsahj4llltli1pnha02vdg6qb24pnf1@4ax.com>
In reply to#1956614
On Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:59:37 -0700, The Starmaker
<starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
<55C7B129.68BE@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> 
>> On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:42:31 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C63177.329F@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Attila < wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> <55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>> >> >> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>> >> >> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>> >> >> >> >> >>> etc.
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>> >> >> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>> >> >> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>> >> >> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>> >> >> >> >> connected to it?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>> >> >> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>> >> >> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>> >> >> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>> >> >> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>> >> >> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>> >> >> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>> >> >> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>> >> >> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>> >> >> >> >extinct at this day.”
>> >> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>> >> >> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>> >> >> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >How about this ....leading scholar?
>> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
>> >>
>> >> Sure I do.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >there are things
>> >> >that happen
>> >> >in the past..
>> >> >they are 'events'.
>> >>
>> >> Yep.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >The events
>> >> >as they happen
>> >> >are the evidence.
>> >>
>> >> No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >They are historical events
>> >> >that happen a certain way.
>> >>
>> >> If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >They are the recollections
>> >> >of people who existed
>> >> >as they remember them.
>> >>
>> >> Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
>> >> Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?
>> >>
>> >> IOW, are they independent of each other?
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
>> >>
>> >> Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.
>> >>
>> >> Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
>> >> described?  No supporting evidence.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
>> >someone else?
>> 
>> Who cares?
>
>You brought it up "Many people by that name probably existed..."

Pointing out something that is obvious is hardly bringing something
up.  I was simply stopping an invalid point before it started.


>
>>  In the real world there are and always have been many
>> people who have the same name.
>> 
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >You're talking about an era, a community with one zip code.
>> >
>> >One yellow page.
>> >
>> >One phone booth.
>> >
>> >A place where every one goes to one person house to watch TV.
>> >
>> >
>> >If you need a carpenter, ...who do you call?
>> 
>> One the several that worked in every community.
>> 
>> Just what do you think the population of the world was at that time? A
>> dozen or so?  Do you really think one person in ANY occupation could
>> have satisfied the demand for his or her services?
>
>
>250,000 World population number during the time of Jesus Christ...
>divide that number into countries.....there weren't that many people
>hanging out at the corner drug store.

Enough to have more than one person in any particular profession,
especially if it was one that was widely needed.

>
>
>
>
>> 
>> Pity the poor hooker.  She would never get any sleep.
>
>Hookers *sleep* with people for a living...they gets lots of sleep!
>
>They lay down for a living...
>
>Haven't you been with a hooker before? You pay her to sleep with you...
>
Actually I have not found it necessary - there have been enough
volunteers.  And usually such people get little sleep.

>
>
>Maybe the hookers you been with only sleep for 3 seconds...
>
>
>
>But if you want to know how many hookers there were during Jesus Christ time...
>since most hookers were Jewish girls...I would say...thousands!

Probably like today, they came in all sorts of size, color, and
flavor.

--
Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting and abhorrent.

Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying, especially 
those proposed by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Ass.

Any day now I expect some liberal to demand a government 
guaranteed above average income for every person.

Every illegal alien is a criminal.
No amnesty or work permit under any name or for any reason.
Deportation upon identification as the only option.

If you must text and drive please kill yourself quickly
before you run into me.

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#1957868

Fromduke <duckgumbo32@cox.net>
Date2015-08-11 12:54 -0500
Message-ID<pldksallnd38j8jpnshv9kg98a30ifpm5q@4ax.com>
In reply to#1956614
On Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:59:37 -0700, The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>Attila < wrote:
>> 
>> On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:42:31 -0700, The Starmaker
>> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> <55C63177.329F@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Attila < wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:22:16 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> <55C50568.3FD9@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:35 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> <55C45793.73B1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:10:45 -0700, The Starmaker
>> >> >> >> <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> in alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> >> <55C31685.54A6@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >Attila < wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:02:34 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> in
>> >> >> >> >> alt.atheism with message-id
>> >> >> >> >> <9g62sat66jooq00mg9ro6fktj8qmg7stdi@4ax.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:56:09 -0700, talishi <talishi@example.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >>On 08/03/2015 02:42 PM, duke wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >>> Prove the American War of Independence occurred.  Same difference.  No eye
>> >> >> >> >> >>> witnesses to testify.  Just documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts,
>> >> >> >> >> >>> etc.
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >>And third party verification (ie France), unlike your gospels.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >What 3rd party verification.  I have the same types of verification for Jesus
>> >> >> >> >> >Christ - documents, accounts of others, paintings, artifacts, etc.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> What do you have that has absolutely no connection, directly or
>> >> >> >> >> indirectly, with your bible?  Direct verified accounts or 'paintings'
>> >> >> >> >> by people who never heard of that bible or any person or organization
>> >> >> >> >> connected to it?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> What 'artifacts' what are independent of such sources?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Do you understand what 'independent' or 'verified' means?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >“Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to
>> >> >> >> >call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such
>> >> >> >> >men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of
>> >> >> >> >the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ; and when
>> >> >> >> >Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned
>> >> >> >> >him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him,
>> >> >> >> >for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine
>> >> >> >> >prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things
>> >> >> >> >concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not
>> >> >> >> >extinct at this day.”
>> >> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> It is the opinion of many scholars his writings were altered centuries
>> >> >> >> ago to fit the necessary pattern.  There is no independent
>> >> >> >> verification from any other sources supporting him.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >How about this ....leading scholar?
>> >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Jesus_Exist%3F_%28Ehrman%29
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Many opinion but few verified independent facts.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >I don't think you're understanding what you're actually saying...
>> >>
>> >> Sure I do.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >there are things
>> >> >that happen
>> >> >in the past..
>> >> >they are 'events'.
>> >>
>> >> Yep.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >The events
>> >> >as they happen
>> >> >are the evidence.
>> >>
>> >> No, that is not evidence.  It is easy to make up 'events'.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >They are historical events
>> >> >that happen a certain way.
>> >>
>> >> If they happened of course they happened 'in a certain way'.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >They are the recollections
>> >> >of people who existed
>> >> >as they remember them.
>> >>
>> >> Fine.  Where are these accounts?  Are they found in different places?
>> >> Are they written by different people?  Do they agree with the details?
>> >>
>> >> IOW, are they independent of each other?
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Are you saying everyone is talking about a person who never existed????
>> >>
>> >> Quite possibly.  There is no evidence to the contrary.
>> >>
>> >> Many people by that name probably existed but the exact person
>> >> described?  No supporting evidence.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
>> >someone else?
>> 
>> Who cares?
>
>You brought it up "Many people by that name probably existed..."

Attila doesn't have a clue.


>
>
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>>  In the real world there are and always have been many
>> people who have the same name.
>> 
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >You're talking about an era, a community with one zip code.
>> >
>> >One yellow page.
>> >
>> >One phone booth.
>> >
>> >A place where every one goes to one person house to watch TV.
>> >
>> >
>> >If you need a carpenter, ...who do you call?
>> 
>> One the several that worked in every community.
>> 
>> Just what do you think the population of the world was at that time? A
>> dozen or so?  Do you really think one person in ANY occupation could
>> have satisfied the demand for his or her services?
>
>
>250,000 World population number during the time of Jesus Christ...
>divide that number into countries.....there weren't that many people
>hanging out at the corner drug store.
>
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>> 
>> Pity the poor hooker.  She would never get any sleep.
>
>Hookers *sleep* with people for a living...they gets lots of sleep!
>
>They lay down for a living...
>
>Haven't you been with a hooker before? You pay her to sleep with you...
>
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>
>
>Maybe the hookers you been with only sleep for 3 seconds...
>
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>
>But if you want to know how many hookers there were during Jesus Christ time...
>since most hookers were Jewish girls...I would say...thousands!

the dukester, American-American

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#1956621

FromThe Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Date2015-08-09 13:14 -0700
Message-ID<55C7B4BA.5965@ix.netcom.com>
In reply to#1956327
Greg Goss wrote:
> 
> Attila <<prochoice@here.now> wrote:
> >On Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:42:31 -0700, The Starmaker
> 
> >>Are there many people or even one in the bible with the same name as
> >>someone else?
> >
> >Who cares?  In the real world there are and always have been many
> >people who have the same name.
> 
> "Jesus" is a modified version of "Joshua".  Many kids in Israel were
> named after the most famous general in the country's history.  His
> parents "Mary" and "Joseph" were pretty much the most common names in
> the culture.


I understand that in the Italian Mafia there are a lot of guys named..Paulie,

but how many "Mary" and "Joseph" are in the bible??


How many guys named Jesus Christ were there???



This planet has 6 billion people. How many guys named Greg Goss are there?



There are 6 billion people today on this planet...honestly, how many people you
know with the same name as someone else?


Now, if you ask me...I don't know any girls named Mary, and maybe one guy named Joesph...

I used to know a girl named Mary, but that was years and years ago. I haven't met another Mary since.


What is your sister's name?

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