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Originally Posted by Bond
The question that arises from your points Strangler, at least for me, is that do you take Jesus literally?
By the way, has anyone noticed the more you learn about religion in general the less plausible it seems?
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Well there are several views of Christ.
1) He is the literal son of God.
2) He is the embodiment of God on earth. So in essence, he IS God.
3) He was one of many men claiming to be prophets, just that more people took him seriously and he was never really a religious figure, but more of a misguided individual
Personally, I do not know whether Jesus was the savior. I have doubt, and without doubt I cannot proclaim faith in His existence. I have no doubts in the existence of God. To me he is fact. But I also realize that this is only fact to ME. I do not pretend to to be able thrust my beliefs as fact on others. To OWA his beliefs are truth, and I don't pretend to think that any logic can sway him of that because faith defies logic. In that case much of my argument is futile, but I also believe that sharing of information can only serve to enlighten when it comes to religion, as long as it remains civil which I think it has (OK, I was a little prickish, but thats just me
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In any case, the story of Jesus is very important to us all. His teachings are as relevant today as they were in his day. Just because I do not becessarily believe in Him, does not mean I do not believe in His teachings or that the archetype of the Christ figure is one that should be ignored. That also does not mean that I follow bllindly through life by those teachings. It is the standard by which the morals of a civilized society are based (but are also shared in many non-Christian beliefs). But these are familial morals, not to be enforced by any government. That is not the government's job. (HOLY CRAP, I'M BACK ON TOPIC!!!)