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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Larry Sanger (founder of Wikipedia) embraces Christianity.

https://larrysanger.org/2025/02/how-a-skeptical-philosopher-becomes-a-christian/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZbqhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTfnFT6sVHFqCr23l4ypJ1YM3rtDXeIN8-dg8E_c_444pW4IZ_PLBqUSQA_aem_KkhDMlE-a3APyZhWQrTwbw[/quote]

That's interesting -- doesn't make Christianity true, though [/quote]

What would make Christianity true?[/quote]

It being true is what would make it true.

Evidence that it is true is what we would use to make that determination.  But there isn't any, so there is little reason to believe it, if any.

-DP[/quote]

I've asked this question before, but I'm a masochist so here I go again: What evidence would convince you?[/quote]

Don't be obscure. No interpreting burning bushes and smoke signals. Have a meteorite crash down to earth with the ten commandments written in some indestructible alloy or element with clear writing that can be understood. Probably in English or Mandarin (or both) since they are the most spoken languages.

Separately, there is more evidence for the existence of Muhammed or Buddha than for Jesus. If you were defending those religions, you would at least have stronger standing than being a christian.  [/quote]

Even the most strident atheists (Bart Ehrman, for example) believe that Jesus was a real person. The question is did he do any of the things attributed to him. To answer that, I would direct you to the book The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N.T. Wright, whose main thesis is that there's no historically possible alternate explanation for the birth of the Christian church than the resurrection of Jesus Christ, in space and time.[/quote]

They believe that it's very likely that he lived. 
[/quote]

So what? Even if a historical Jesus existed, that does not prove he was the son of god (which is also a whole other nonsensical can of worms). [/quote]

+1. PP should read the book : Heretic: Jesus Christ and the other sons of god.    Fascinating to see how many people were doing the things only Jesus became revered for and eventually became known as the son of god.  It’s like he had  the best marketing company ever lol.  [/quote]

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