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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Scholars of scripture think he lived? Shocker.

Some historians may *believe* that he lived (and he certainly had a following), but they don’t *know* he existed.  
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The vast majority of scholars think he lived. You don’t look great when you repeat your talking points ad nauseum instead of addressing pp’s links. [/quote]

None definitively say he existed.

But the prophet Joseph Smith definitely existed. Why don’t you follow his Book of Mormon?

How do you pick which prophet to believe? Which story do you like best? 
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This is tangential to the existence of Jesus, i.e. a strawman argument.[/quote]

Nope. Just pointing out the inconsistent, flawed logic. 
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DP. No it's a non-sequitur. The question under discussion is [b]what evidence there is that Jesus is a historical person, not wether or not to become Christian.[/b] The Book of Mormon definitely is evidence that Joseph Smith existed, and everyone accepts it as such. There's no contradiction. It's not necessary evidence since he lived in the 19th century when most prominent people were much better attested and we have more documents, but if we lacked those, the Book of Mormon would be evidence, absolutely.[/quote]

Maybe to pp, religious belief is dependent on the supposed founder of the religion being historical, i.e., real.  Maybe pp would not be inclined to follow Christianity if Jesus were not an actual person who lived in ancient Israel.

Some people don't care so much about the original leader of a religion, and base their beliefs on faith, which doesn't require historical documentation.  Faith allows people to believe all sorts of things that are unscientific - bodily ascension to heaven, an afterlife in heaven or hell, a supreme being, who though invisible, controls the world, even if you don't believe in him.[/quote]

Exactly. If people are willing to believe, no question, that Jesus rose from the dead then why would they bother questioning his existence. 
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