(Ron) Evidence that Jesus is a fictional character

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At 08:22 PM 5/20/98 -0400, Brian Dean wrote:

>TILL

>Okay, if all this "corroborative evidence" exists, why don't you just post

>some of it for our consideration?  Cite just one disinterested contemporary

>who left a document or inscription that referred to Jesus.  Rather than

>telling "nay-sayers" to close their mouths, you need to investigate before

>you open yours.  You cannot cite a single disinterested contemporary 

>who ever made any reference to a man named Jesus of Nazareth.

>

>RON

>  So now you are going to rule out any witness who is "interested"?

>


TILL
Independent corroboration is a recognized method of historical analysis.
Since religious writings (of all kinds) are notorious for making fantastic
claims, it just isn't rational to accept such claims without independent
corroboration.  It's a perfectly sensible critical method.

I assume from your statement that you admit that there is no independent,
disinterested, contemporary corroboration of the existence of this Jesus of
Nazareth.

Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net

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