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Post by FilmFlaneur on Nov 29, 2020 22:54:17 GMT
What made Jesus believable was that he astounded the crowds with his wisdom and knowledge of the scripture and displayed signs and wonders through miracles. It's not impossible that God could use a homeless man for his glory, but if he believes himself to be divine, then, yes, he is mentally ill. It can be pointed out that it is precisely such claims that have made Jesus less believable to some. A miracle is, according to the philosopher Hume, a violation of natural law. According to Hume, the evidence in favour of a miracle, even when that is provided by the strongest possible testimony, will always be outweighed by the evidence for the law of nature which is supposed to have been violated. Oddly enough the miracles of JC were not reported by contemporaries, even Jewish writers at the time, and there is even a tradition of doubting them among some Christian thinkers and writers down the years.
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