Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.

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Date	2015-08-07 22:26 -0700
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	alt.atheism, rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity
Subject	Re: Atheism is based on beliefs, not science.
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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Kevrob wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 7:19:45 PM UTC-4, The Starmaker wrote:
> > > Kevrob wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 2:14:51 AM UTC-4, The Starmaker wrote:
> > > > > The Starmaker wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Starmaker 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.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm shocked.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://alivecampus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shocked_face.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > how about this guy?
> > > > >
> > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus#Tacitus_on_Christ
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and
> > > > > inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their
> > > > > abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the
> > > > > name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of
> > > > > Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a
> > > > > most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke
> > > > > out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome,
> > > > > where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find
> > > > > their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest was first made
> > > > > of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense
> > > > > multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as
> > > > > of hatred against mankind. Mockery of every sort was added to their
> > > > > deaths. Covered with the skins of beasts, they were torn by dogs and
> > > > > perished, or were nailed to crosses, or were doomed to the flames and
> > > > > burnt, to serve as a nightly illumination, when daylight had expired."
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus#Tacitus_on_Christ
> > > >
> > > > GoTo the 1st para @
> > > >
> > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacitus
> > > >
> > > > Born circa 56 CE  Died 117 CE
> > > >
> > > > So, he was on the scene 23 years after the traditional death date for
> > > > the Nazarene, 33 CE.  He wasn't a contemporary of Jesus.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for playing.
> > > >
> > > > Kevin R
> > >
> > >
> > > 23 years???
> > >
> > > The story of Jesus Christ...the new testament wasn't even writen until 50 years after Jesus Christ died.
> >
> > So what.  We were talking about non-biblical verification that someone
> > called "Jesus" or something close to it had lived and either founded a
> > religion or had been the example for a religion founded by his followers.
> > Tacitus wasn't alive when JC was, so he would only have heard about any
> > Jewish Messiah after the fellow was said to have died.  He isn't, as the
> > historians say, a primary source.  That's not to say he didn't encounter
> > Christians in his lifetime.
> >
> > Kevin R
> 
> Born circa 56 CE  Died 117 CE
> 
> Doesn't CE mean Before Christ?


You wrote: "Tacitus wasn't alive when JC was..."

The Common Era, also known as the Christian Era,[1][2] is the name of
the stretch of time from somewhere around the alleged birth of Jesus
Christ.

Now when was Jesus born? Maybe 86 CE???

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