Posted: Nov 05, 2015 4:39 pm
Animavore wrote:The real life Jesus of the likes of Ehrman is far more cohesive than the usual myther Jesus which usually relies on some conspiracy. Or they say Apollo and Zeus aren't real, why Jesus? But Jesus doesn't do anything too spectacular and most of his miracles are of the type claimed and believed by contemporary cult leaders today. Add in a When Prophecy Fails-type scenario and you have yourself a plausible story.
Richard Carrier has some plausible scenarios too, but who really knows? I can't agree mythers are denialists like creationists. Even if some of their rather elaborate theories are a bit of a stretch. I don't think history is subject to Occam's razor in the same way as science.
I'm slightly familiar with Carrier's view on this topic.
I agree that it seems unreasonable that, given all the "sons of God" who died and were resurrected that were floating about in the local mythology only to be Euhemerised at a later date, we should simply believe that Jesus is the one who actually existed.