tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post5394093958149985561..comments2024-02-14T00:28:20.062-08:00Comments on Rational Responses: Is there more proof that Jesus existed than Julius Caesar?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-33464192634334378462017-07-31T11:44:03.372-07:002017-07-31T11:44:03.372-07:00You're missing the point here. The debate is o...You're missing the point here. The debate is only about the evidence. And there is more evidence showing, that Cesar lived than for Jesus. Doesn't mean necessarily Jesus didn't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-87534178275139465012016-09-06T02:04:25.601-07:002016-09-06T02:04:25.601-07:00 Wrong. Houses built by Jesus are well known among... Wrong. Houses built by Jesus are well known amongst the local population. They are still standing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-68705561739532352892013-04-16T21:52:52.215-07:002013-04-16T21:52:52.215-07:00And your proof that Jesus is risen? And your proof that Jesus is risen? jwdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751638113498667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-45372737495929495442012-12-05T23:22:02.377-08:002012-12-05T23:22:02.377-08:00I obviously seem to be able to do just that. I obviously seem to be able to do just that. jwdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751638113498667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-70170548616856616092012-12-05T22:54:42.656-08:002012-12-05T22:54:42.656-08:00Simon Greenleaf wrote the book on how evidence is ...Simon Greenleaf wrote the book on how evidence is properly used to prove things from a legal standard when he was a rank unbeliever. A student challenged him to apply these standards to the validity of biblical evidence especially about the New Testament and Jesus. He became a believer!<br />Are you telling me you can judge evidence<br />better, and then, even contrary to a lawyer who was one of the principal founders of <br />Harvard Law School? I saw a commercial and got good advice from a goat: NAAAAAAHHHH!<br /><br />You need to drop your bias, get some good books on apologetics ( start with Josh McDowell - Evidence That Demands A Verdict, <br />Gail Riplinger - In Awe of Thy Word, and Grant Jeffrey - The Signature of God ) and then view The Truth Project. Then do an experiment: ask the God you do not believe in to reveal himself to you so that YOU know<br />he is real. If you want to prove your point you will sacrifice truth - even lying to yourself; but if you willing to sacrifice your point you are prepared then to find truth and receive it. Why believe a lie?<br /><br />By the way, if you like math, look into the bible codes. Israeli mathematician Dr Rips - reputed to have an IQ over 200 says they are real. Can you explain them away? Jeffrey Satinover a former cryptologist for the NSA<br />says they are real. While your at it, look up<br />Ivan Panin who used biblical numerics to show a divine origin for the bible. And so on<br />...just go read the evidence for yourself.<br /><br />Do you want truth or do you want to try to bolster your ego with lies you want to believe? I have examined both sides of the issue: you should too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-48082502244328754972012-11-05T10:43:30.676-08:002012-11-05T10:43:30.676-08:00Since I never said that one must write a book or a...Since I never said that one must write a book or a tract in order to prove you exist, your comment is absurd. I am merely pointing out that contrary to the often and totally wrong statement that there is more evidence for Jesus than Caesar or other historical figures. <br /><br />It would be unusual for someone to make an bust of me since I am not a prominent person. However, Jesus was supposedly known by thousands. <br /><br />It is not known who actually wrote the books of the bible. To claim there are eye witness accounts that can be supported is just nonsense. <br /><br />Cheersjwdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751638113498667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-15361684189713548112012-11-05T09:57:32.667-08:002012-11-05T09:57:32.667-08:00Your logic is completely flawed and is based on th...Your logic is completely flawed and is based on the premise that if you don't write a book or a tract (self-publish) you never existed. That's complete nonsense. <br /><br />Although I consider you a real person, I doubt anyone is going to make an alabaster bust of you. Despite this, your identity could be confirmed by immediate sources like accounts from your family, friends and social security records if a historian dug deep enough. etc. <br /><br />So, for historical veracity, the eye witness accounts of two or more people are considered completely acceptable and valid.<br />The Bible has more than two eye-witness accounts to testify to the life and times of Jesus.<br /><br />Perhaps, it's time to pull your head out of the sand and visit a site like www.garyhabermas.com , where a renowned philosopher of science might just enlighten you enough to reconsider your shaky position.<br /><br />Cheers,Dean Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901465136636445882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-61938246482372771222012-09-19T08:04:01.092-07:002012-09-19T08:04:01.092-07:00What evidence are you referring to?What evidence are you referring to?jwdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751638113498667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-3795811948041561272012-09-19T07:38:00.814-07:002012-09-19T07:38:00.814-07:00The references are all secular, which contain hist...The references are all secular, which contain historical accounts by non-christians, which are in agreement with the historical accounts contained in the bible.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342964739976355454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-41802062363066552392012-09-19T07:35:20.204-07:002012-09-19T07:35:20.204-07:00God is real because the evidence that He is real i...God is real because the evidence that He is real is incontrovertible.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342964739976355454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-7237321733743898572012-09-19T07:33:13.635-07:002012-09-19T07:33:13.635-07:00Julius is still in the grave. So much for veni, vi...Julius is still in the grave. So much for veni, vidi, vici.<br /><br />Jesus is risen. Deo gratias qui dedit nobis victoriam per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342964739976355454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-14502218783331312812012-09-14T20:32:25.020-07:002012-09-14T20:32:25.020-07:00The lists of documents given in the link are all b...The lists of documents given in the link are all biblical. None of the purported documents that contain the information alluded to, has any text anyone can read. What am I missing, if anything? Dorothy Marie Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445761501202863874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-6780413572409077812012-09-13T22:19:03.278-07:002012-09-13T22:19:03.278-07:00We know what Caesar looked like because of contemp...We know what Caesar looked like because of contemporary sculptures of him, there are numerous contemporary accounts of him, and we have books that he himself wrote. There is abundant evidence for Caesar and none at all for Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-61292311720244095712012-09-13T19:03:20.099-07:002012-09-13T19:03:20.099-07:00What the creationists do frequently is manipulate ...What the creationists do frequently is manipulate the definitions of and criteria for logic, reason, truth, and evidence. Somehow, the phrase, "because god said so...", has become a beacon of truth for them. To them logic is asserting, "God is real because I know he is...", as if it is a valid point. They point to the bible and debunked biblical "scholars" as if that is providing evidence.<br /><br />Liars for Jebus have no problem with blatant confirmation bias and no qualms with applying logical fallacies at the serial level. Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889591552112122837.post-47023559767437606732012-09-13T18:47:50.545-07:002012-09-13T18:47:50.545-07:00They also put up bullshit documentation that Jesus...They also put up bullshit documentation that Jesus existed.<br /><br /><a href="http://bible.org/seriespage/extra-biblical-evidence-jesus-signs-his-presence-outside-scripture" rel="nofollow">Here's a sample.</a><br />None of it pans out though. It would be good to see someone do a step-by-step fisking of this.Cedric Katesbyhttp://www.randi.orgnoreply@blogger.com