Not once in my argument did i state that the religion itself was falsified. All i said was that HOLIDAYS, which were already previously celebrated by the early church, were REPOSITIONED on the calendar to overshadow pagan holidays. Do not attempt to add words to what i said, it only discredits your argument

Not once in my argument did i state that the religion itself was falsified. All i said was that HOLIDAYS, which were already previously celebrated by the early church, were REPOSITIONED on the calendar to overshadow pagan holidays. Do not attempt to add words to what i said, it only discredits your argument

Not once in my argument did i state that the religion itself was falsified. All i said was that HOLIDAYS, which were already previously celebrated by the early church, were REPOSITIONED on the calendar to overshadow pagan holidays. Do not attempt to add words to what i said, it only discredits your argument

I believe respect is something that you should always have because a society can't exist without a certain degree of respect for one another.

And by the way, Hell is not meant to just be a place to throw nonbelievers. It is meant to be a compelling factor. It is meant to be the kick in the butt that gets christians out of their comfort zone by saying, "if you care about anyone but yourself, you won't let them burn for eternity!"

I think i can speak for everyone when i say that i can't take this seriously...

As previously stated, here is extra-biblical evidence from non-christian sources, enjoy

It is not hypocritical, however, i personally believe you are wrong on both counts. Though i will not get into the evolutionary debate, i will say that there is plenty of extra-biblical evidence for the existence of Jesus, as written by non-christian historians of antiquity. My proof is in the link

Different time periods. The norse version of Hel and the the Judeo-Christian Hell are most likely the same, but the Hell was a concept that existed long before the norse Hel and was probably influenced by the influx of christians during the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Constantine in the 6th century, which included the germanic lands from which many norsemen hailed.

First of all, is telling the same story because it IS the same story. The fact of the matter is, just because the biblical account was (hypothetically) taken from the Sumerian mythology (and mythologies usually have some kind of basis in historical events, i.e. the Illyad and the Trojan War), does not mean that it is false. Also, another fun fact, EVERY culture in the world, no matter how isolated, has a flood myth. That in itself is strong proof for a global flood.

Secondly, Jesus is not your typical god. Most other gods in mythology hold strongly to their power and often use it as a means to an end, usually only degrading themselves to human bodies whenever they needed to directly communicate with other mortals or have relations with them. No other small "g" "god" has ever had a religion previously based on the return of that specific "god" in the form of roughly 40 separate prophecies written hundreds, if not thousands of years apart.

Thirdly, yes, the gods of many other religions were born on december 25th. However, Christmas day was placed on that date BECAUSE it was a pagan holiday and it was put in place to overshadow and outsource the celebrations of these previous holidays, most importantly, the Winter Solstice and the birthday of Mithra. Another fun fact, the earliest recorded placing of Jesus' actual birthday was May 20th as written by Clement of Alexandria.

Finally, the resurrection of Jesus follows the same pattern. Though it is known that he rose again AROUND Easter, in my knowledge, this is not the actual day of his resurrection, it is only CELEBRATED on this day, as established by the Roman Emperor, Constantine, to overshadow the pagan holidays previously established.

So, no. It's not a coincidence. The holidays commonly celebrated in today's culture were placed there on purpose to overshadow the previous pagan traditions.

Please tell me why you personally believe that and i will gladly debate you over it. But if you are just going to be sarcastic about the whole thing and not consider what i say, then i will not bother