Just a regular guy wouldn’t have a cult survive his death. You overshot.
You’re still speculating by your own definition here though. The point is that he could be a regular dude, he could be some middling cult figure or he could never have existed… The reality is that we don’t know and the bible doesn’t prove any of it unless you want to quote it as a trustworthy medium - something I think we can both agree it isn’t.
In the words of Carl Sagan - “the absence of evidence is not in itself, evidence of absence”
Also can you show me where in the Bible that it says this book is the word of God? Exact passage please.
What’s that got to do with anything in this conservation? The reasoning was “your line of reasoning is - either Jesus existed as per the bible, or not at all”. The whole point that I’m making here is that that is an unsound conclusion. There’s space in between where he can have existed and not been the son of God.
You’re the one leaning on the bible for support here, not I.
Again you try to tactic of lowering the claim hoping to sneak it in.
I really don’t know what it is that you think I am trying to wedge in here.
You’re still speculating by your own definition here though. The point is that he could be a regular dude, he could be some middling cult figure or he could never have existed… The reality is that we don’t know and the bible doesn’t prove any of it unless you want to quote it as a trustworthy medium - something I think we can both agree it isn’t. In the words of Carl Sagan - “the absence of evidence is not in itself, evidence of absence”
What’s that got to do with anything in this conservation? The reasoning was “your line of reasoning is - either Jesus existed as per the bible, or not at all”. The whole point that I’m making here is that that is an unsound conclusion. There’s space in between where he can have existed and not been the son of God. You’re the one leaning on the bible for support here, not I.
I really don’t know what it is that you think I am trying to wedge in here.