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Old 05-16-2008, 07:49 PM   #213 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The Second Law of Thermodynamics View Post
regardless of what you believe about jesus, that article is a classic straw man. it sets up it's version of how things should be and then debunks it. essentially, they are saying if X then Y but if you don't accept their X the whole article becomes meaningless.
The article just makes the simple point that if the Christian god and his son were who the Christians say they were there would be certain things that we should observe when we look back besides hearsay. Very simple point. Doesn't take a genius to understand.

There are people who need more than hearsay. They make the logical argument that there should be evidence of some kind or another. The article gives several kickass-good examples, whether you agree or not.
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