Did Jesus Exist?

soydios77 · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

The whole christian myth is stolen from pagan Egyptian mythology. Jesus is the charachter formerly known as Horus to the Egyptians. Horus (3200 BC!!) was the anthropomorphized depiction of the sun, which is what they worshipped as "god". There have been literally dozens of characters throughout the ages, never thought to be real people, with the same exact qualities and abilities as Jesus. All born of a virgin, had 12 followers (some known as brothers, some as deciples),began they preaching at 30, could walk on water, were betrayed for money or gold, crucified, and rose from the dead 3 days later. All were known as "The Truth", "The Light", The Shepherd", ect, ect. Jesus was not a real person!

Mr_C · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

soydios77 · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:

Here are some of the characters I was speaking of. I don't have many links, but you can look up these individuals who all had the same attributes as Jesus. These were mostly pagan gods depicting the sun. Origins are in astrology.

Horus, Zulis, Zhule, Osiris, Orus (Egypt)
Chrishna (Hindostan)
Budha Sakia (India)
Salivahana (Bermuda)
Odin (Scandinavia)
Crite (Chaldea)
Zoroaster, Mithra (Persia)
Baal, Taut (Phoenecia)
Indra (Tibet)
Bali (Afganistan)
Jao (Nepal)
Wittoba of the Bilingonese
Thammuz (Syria)
Atys (Phrygia)
Xamolxis (Thrace)
Zoar of the Bonzes
Adad of Assyria
Deva Tat & Sammonocadam (Siam)
Alcides (Thebes)
Mikado of the Sintoos
Beddru (Japan)
Hesus, Eros, Bremrillah (Druids)
Thor (Gaul)
Cadmus (Greece)
Hil & Feta of the Mandaites
Gentaut, Quexalcote (Mexico)
Ischy (Island of Formosa)
Fohi & Tien (China)
Adonis (Greece)
Prometheus (Caucasus)

Horus

Christ and Chrishna

Philosophos · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

Kersey Graves, by any chance? Or Jordan Maxwell?

EDIT: Yep. Graves.

For more about Graves, read Carrier's critique.

As for astrotheology, it's one of those disciplines where I've never seen any quality work emerge: mostly exaggeration and conflation.
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tonyman1989 · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

Mr_C · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

todangst,
That was great. Thanks for posting! While reading it, I fantasized about getting a Bob Price book on CD and going on a road trip with my wife (who is still a fundy Razz

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Moloth · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:

Mr_C · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject:

Isambard · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:55 am Post subject:

That he did. He's mentioned in pagan sources. No was he the son of God or a messiah? Thats the real question.

Id say no to both simply because the evidence is strong that he was an apocalyptic prophet. Seeing as the Earth didnt end 2000yrs ago Id say its a safe bet Jesus was just some guy Wink

As per Jesus being an egyptian myth id have to disagree. Simply, every other week the Romans would execute some guy claiming to be a prophet or a messiah. Even stuff christians wow at in regards to miracles in the bible (reserrecting the dead, expelling demons, curing illness) is nothing new especially for that time.
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Moloth · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

Philosophos · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject:

Here's a question for mythicists: if Jesus was a myth, why Q? That is, why would one of the earliest traditions of a supposedly mythical Christ-figure be in the form of his sayings and teachings? Would not his acts be equally important?

What do you think?
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Moloth · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

because sayings and teachings are just ideas and are easy to get people to believe that someone said.

Convincing you that some guy said "hey... be nice to each other" is a LOT easier than getting you to believe that same guy raised from the dead, especially without evidence.
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