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Originally Posted by Bill8
I happen to be discussing this with a history buff who is arguing that the jesus stories were an invention of the roman secret police to weaken the political imapact of the jeweish rebels after the diaspora. thats a fun conversation. saul/paul as an agent of rome, delivering sacks of gold to the new churches as part of a disinformation campaign. lol.
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Tell your history buff that his rationalization is strong with the force.
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however it may be an unneccessary flourish. occams razor doesn't require it, people under the stresses of such a time are perfectly capable of starting messianic movements without the help of secret police.
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The funny thing is, science and religion not only do not contradict, but coexist just fine. It's the nuts on both ends that need some kind of closure..