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In reply to the discussion: What's your thoughts on the story of Jesus' birth? [View all]edhopper
(33,575 posts)93. Well I can understand
a Christian accepting the meaning of the story without thinking it factually true. Or that the where and whats don't matter.
Others may think it a basis of their faith that it is true.
To them I wonder how they look at the scholarly and historical evidence contrary to it being true.
Your reply here makes me think the allegory and meaning are more important to you than the veracity.
Both worthy of discussion.
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Your attacking someone's religion on one of the most important holy days of the year does provoke me
kwassa
Dec 2013
#37
It does interest me to some 3xtent but it will nevrr stop my from being a believer.
hrmjustin
Dec 2013
#67
Well the birth narrative is suspect to a good extent and arguments can be made that it draws on
hrmjustin
Dec 2013
#72
That's what I've read. Who knows? I think many of the Gospels may have been written,
pinto
Dec 2013
#27
Two gospels explicitly claim trace Joseph's family back to David. Both do it differently.
enki23
Dec 2013
#157
A minority view holds Matthew's genealogy traces Mary's line back to David
Act_of_Reparation
Dec 2013
#182
Publishers have changed textbooks due to people's beliefs in the nativity story?
cbayer
Dec 2013
#73
You constantly chastise people for saying what they believe, if what they believe entails that...
eomer
Dec 2013
#104
I welcome people disagreeing with me and disagreeing with others. That's what I'm here for.
eomer
Dec 2013
#110
I wish you luck, ed, in maintaining your status as a person worthy of interaction.
trotsky
Dec 2013
#114
What you did was take reasonable, civil discussion and attempt to conflate it with hate.
eomer
Dec 2013
#116
Sure, here's hoping you can stick to the topic at hand and resist mis-characterizing as bigotry...
eomer
Dec 2013
#123
Ah, but see, the position of Atheism is actually SUPPORTED by a lack of evidence.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#121
Yes, the dolphins exist. And primary examples of INCREDIBLE numbers of species that cannot be detect
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#137
What personal attacks? Do you not think that the way you are expressing yourself
cbayer
Dec 2013
#146
"What exact evidence points to god as a fabrication?". Well, there's this...
cleanhippie
Dec 2013
#165
Roll three dice. Statistically you can predict with some measure of certainty a result.
pinto
Dec 2013
#87
Society will be fixed primarily through legislative means, which is why I frequent this board.
cbayer
Dec 2013
#125
Problem is, the sack has specifications written on it, as to what is allowed in the sack.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#135
Oh, there is no doubt that there is tremendous distrust and prejudice towards atheists.
cbayer
Dec 2013
#138
I'm pretty sure black people didn't overcome bigotry in this country by being tolerant of bigotry.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#142
I'm not saying the group is defective. Well, I said something similar way upthread, but it was about
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#147
There is zero verifiable specific evidence other than generalities of the era.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2013
#141
The census may not have been Roman. It could have been in the territory of Herod under his
Leontius
Dec 2013
#154
Oh? Did god forget how to manufacture new humans out of the dust of the ground?
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2013
#119
I tend to believe that Mary was a virgin but I understand that is hard for some to believe.
hrmjustin
Dec 2013
#56