RE: Is there a scientific basis for Jesus Christ?
While I respect your right to believe however you choose I differ with you tagging this in the Science category. Basing something as having scientific proof or value by saying it is in the Bible just doesn't pass muster. Its the same thing as saying because something is in a Superman comic it must be true.
There are many different religious, historical and scientific texts that were written thousands of years ago. Some are true, partly true or not true at all. I think using the Bible as a basis for scientific argument is a losing one.
If you want to discuss Jesus and faith. Go for it! If you have other scientific evidence to base you arguments on please go forth. But using the Bible as a book of science is not such a good idea. There are way too many scientific holes in the text.
That said I appreciate your post and point of view. It has obviously stimulated a conversation.
Agreed. This shouldn't be under the science category.
I'm evaluating its claims against well known scientific priciples for consistency... Just laying the groundwork so far perhaps you will find more science to your liking next week.
I understand where you are coming from. I saw it as an invitation to debate. When you are offering such an invitation would you not offer it to those you would like to debate with? In such a case it would be appropriate for science. Religion is typically a HANDS OFF topic because people can be irrational, and emotional and it can get pretty hostile. He seems to be approaching it from a fairly respectful and civil perspective.
Since the reply was directed at my comment, I believe I was civil and respectful. But I've always thought there were certain topics you should discuss on your home turf and religion is one of them. Nobody wants to go to a stripper club and have some evangelist ruin the fun by telling everybody they are going to hell if they don't repent and see the error of their ways.
The OP said he was going to get whoop out some science but all he did was quote some Bible on us. Boring. That's not being hostile, it's just wasting time our time.
Please use #Jesus #Religion #Bible #Christianity, etc. When somebody tags #puppies in their post and the post I end up reading is about quantum physics it is a disservice to puppies and physics.
Yeah. I do like to persuade people. Often you encounter such things. Yet you never persuade someone if you don't make the attempt. :) I like to be persuaded too. It happens sometimes. Not so much with religion it is hard for me to look at written religions and not shake my head. Some of the things people can believe and still claim to know science. A big one for me... I loved Noah's Ark as a story as a child. Was probably my favorite bible story, and I had toys of it, and coloring books, and all of that jazz. Then I get older learn science, learn about gene pools, how many friggin animals exist, and the fact that two of anything is insufficient for a gene pool to survive, let alone the space would need to be far more massive than that design. I kind of look at everything that way now. Religions feel like human simplistic writing to me now. The ideas feel simple, and not very well thought out. Of course it is hard to even start thinking that way until I stopped listening to appeals to authority. "Why is XYZ?" "You need to have faith", or "God wants it that way" just don't work once you no longer have an appeal to authority and you view asking questions as a positive thing.
So I get it... I do. I am willing to talk to people, and I do realize some people are not. That is fine and a choice each person should be able to make.