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      2 months ago

      And forgive me for my use of “impossible” earlier, that’s not my position.

      “Highly improbable” is a way better qualifier.

      Not going to edit it because it ruins the context.

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        2 months ago

        Well, it is highly improbable, because only a few people have, either by this aforementioned person or himself. And it requires supernatural powers.

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          2 months ago

          Right, and it’s much more likely that some true stories about a great dude got exaggerated a little bit over 2000 years, and vanishingly less likely that magic is real.

          But both are absolutely possible.

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            2 months ago

            The Jesus we believe in was written about 2000 years ago. Our beliefs haven’t changed.

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        2 months ago

        Then our belief in anything can be put to circular reasoning

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          2 months ago

          Not exactly. Some things can be proven. But regarding things that happened thousands of years ago? Yeah that’s just everyone’s best guess and personal beliefs.

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            2 months ago

            We can’t prove that anne frank existed though. Those videos of her could have been an actress. The story could have been an elaborate rouse. Etc, etc

            You believe that anne frank existed because you believe that she existed, etc, etc