>there is no historical basis to believe Jesus ever existed

>>1991418
This desu

>>1991418
If there was any doubts as to Jesus' historicity, the rabbis of old would sent their time debating this. It's proof we lost historical data

>>1991418
i think most scholars these days think he existed, given the evidential reasoning they would apply to any other figure.

>>1991418
Very few atheists deny Jesus was a real person. Atheists just believe he was not the son of god nor is there a god.

>>1991418
I'm an athiest and I've hated this meme since it first popped up. There is a ton of historical basis to believe this man existed. Everyone talks about him existing, there is a fairly consistent narrative, there are no contemporaries of the time saying its a farce, there was direct interaction with figures that for certain existed at the time.
People want a birth certificate and DNA evidence for a guy that travelled around and then got executed at the peak of his fame. The only certain documentation that would have come from that would have been Roman records of his trial and execution, which are long gone to my understanding.
The legend of his divinity is certainly false and has the attributes of multiple culture's religions.

Who's to say Jesus wasn't just some narcissist that was good at influencing people?

>>1993042
>The legend of his divinity is certainly false and has the attributes of multiple culture's religions.

Heads up, these have very often been greatly exaggerated

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>>1993044
>narcissist
People who love themselves usually dont go fasting for over a month in the desert to refrain from temptation including worldly power.

GOD BLESS