Westwall,
in all fairness they are calling this figure the creator of creation (God) so if one asked for a video proof in the time of no video technology that would not be to much to ask of a god.
Furthermore they kept better record of their pets then they did Jesus.
Everytime you say sure he existed you are refering to a historical figure thus must tell us who specifically singularly not portions of one and portions of another, therefore Jesus is not a singular real figure and only because he's derived from real figures are you insistant that he did exist.
Should I pull out my Seinfeld analogy?
persons who become even LIVING LEGENDS-----can have all sorts of stuff ATTRIBUTED to them by hopeful admirers. Stuff was written about Jesus
by his cultish followers for CENTURIES -----which---IMHO ---makes him seem
like a whole bunch of different people. In reading the NT-----if you tease out
the hysteria-----you do get a real person buried in there.. There is no real evidence that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree or that Davey Crockett killed a bear at age three. ----for the record----I believe that ODYSSEUS
was a real person but do not believe that POSEIDAN gave him a sack of wind
Ok this falls into my Seinfeld Analogy, hate to repost it but maybe 3rd time's a charm:
Difference Between Real People & Fictional Characters
A character (or fictional character) is a person in a
narrative work (such as a novel, or passion play).
I KEEP HEARING PEOPLE COMMENT THAT:
Although Rome borrowed legends and customs of
many cultures and infused them into Christianity
that Jesus still actually historically existed or was
based on someone who did. This is not an honest
assesment since being based on many figures and
mythologies/deities does not make you based on a
singular historical figure to say you existed as that
singular figure.
Let me use an analogy:
Larry David writes a Tv Pilot for Jerry Seinfeld, now
Jerry in the TV show is loosely based on the real
Jerry but since Larry David's sense of humor is in
the comedic irony it's also Larry David making the
Jerry image in the stories /scripts.
Now one could argue Jerry exists, but he's not the
King of comedy without Larry David nor is TV Jerry
an actual person. That could he argued.
Same with Kramer being based mostly on a friend
of Larry David, but once again the TV Kramer is
not special without Larry David.
HOWEVER here's where you guys mess up your
logic; suppose you have George based on former
comedic Tv and movie fictional Figures mixed with
the quirks and stories of a few real figures like
Gregory, GEOFFRY, AND Harry. These converged
figures can't have their real names like Kramer and
Jerry have, so they get a new name, new birthdate
as well.
They have 3 jobs so the character needs his own
new job or has all 3 jobs through the seasons as he
get's fired from each one. *L* Even George owes
his image to the writer Larry David for even though
George is written to he Italian, he shows the traits
of the Jewish writer.
So now is George real, did George Castanza exist
as a singular historical person?
If you said yes then go sit on santa clauses lap.