Comment on What's the deal the miracles jesus chose to do?

Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• swordgeek@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  No, not true. Go read Wikipedia for some reliable sources on the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth.

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  • Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Wikipedia is never to be used as a source for contested topics because anyone can edit it.

    Do link to a source that you think can prove he was real, and I’ll take a look at it.

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    • swordgeek@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I said go there for some reliable sources.

      You want evidence of the historical Jesus, that article contains almost 300 references and about 40 external sources.

      The existence of Jesus of Nazareth is widely accepted. If you believe otherwise, you need to provide extraordinary evidence for your extraordinary claims.

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      • Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        You’re defending the claim that Jesus was a real person. Cite sources.

        “Do your own research” isn’t going to cut it because I did, and obviously came to a different conclusion from you.

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    • Twig@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      There are usually sources listed on Wikipedia articles

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      • Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Yes, but a response like that is just someone trying to shift the burden of proof.

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  • CXORA@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Di you notice the comment you replied to explicitly said “first hand” and you explicitly said “reliable”.

    You are talking about different things.

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  • Meltdown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Lmao, dude honestly just suggested Wikipedia as a reliable source of information. Fucking hell

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• Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  So they were just picked at random?

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  • Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Idk. Do you think the Greeks picked a name at random for Herecles? Both characters fill the same role as a son of a god.

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    • ExtantHuman@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Obviously not, Herakles was named that as Zues’ hamfisted attempt to appease the wife he cheated on by naming his bastard after her

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      • Geodad@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        According to the mythology, yes. They never existed either.

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