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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Exactly, PP!  That's what I tell people about the climate change debate -- it's all so complicated talking about so many thousands of years that's it's SO HARD to know what's right!!!

That was sarcasm.  The great weight of scholarly authority says he existed.  If you want to disagree, go ahead, but stop acting like it's a coin flip.  You're in a small minority.[/quote]

However, there is no scholarly evidence that Jesus is the son of god.  That is beyond the scope of scholars and into the realm of faith.  Scholars  are limited to studying about people believing that Jesus was the son of god and how that belief grew through the ages  It is a fact that belief in Jesus as the son of god has grown over the centuries, sometimes through missionary work and sometimes via war and subjugation (as is the case with Islam, as well).   That growth is declining lately, but only because more people have greater access to information through the internet.  For people of strong faith, factual information has little or no impact.  They may doubt for a while, but their faith will always return, often stronger than  it was before.[/quote]

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