Well yeah but he kinda gave that up for the hippie lifestyle

I had this post saved in browser cache from ages ago. I guess I'll post it:

boring normie part:

I still think of Jesus in the bible as a fictional character. I think the historical figure of Jesus is probably several different people mixed together. Like him more than Yahweh.

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I feel like if he was as we’ve been taught then it’s ironic that most of the people who claim to worship him are nothing like him at all in how they live or treat others...that’s been my experience anyway.

In some ways I agreed with him, he was very critical of the religious institutions of his time, & I don’t like the institution of the church at all(or organized religion in general) despite feeling that there’s wisdom in the bible & other religious texts.

He seemed far more accepting of outsiders than most Christians I’ve met/known...I mean they tend to be nice until they sense your lack of devotion or feel that you’re attacking or dismissing their faith simply by asking pointed questions...again, ironic because it’s exactly what he did himself to the religious leaders of his time, it’s part of why he was crucified...if it hadn’t been so long since I held a bible I’d quote some of the passages.

Him being the son of god though, believing it himself, & being able to launch a thousands years old dynasty of faith...I suspect like a learned/creative scientist or magician of today, he was able to do some things that the average person/populace simply wouldn’t be able to comprehend & add to that being a charismatic speaker(I mean for all our knowledge as a species look at what has happened with all types of populist leaders in recent decades, doesn’t take much to sweep people up)...in those days guaranteed a charismatic speaker was someone speaking the truth, at least to those masses, I mean “why would god bless a man with such words if not for him to enlighten the rest of the flock”...you can see where I’m going & how the story of Jesus’ words & personal sacrifice would slowly, but progressively snowball.

Ultimately, to me , Jesus was a rebel. He came on the scene, spoke his mind, & no one could tell him otherwise, such that he died for it...I think there’s a part of everyone that admires someone true to their cause to the end, sometimes that’s true even if you don’t agree with them.

I do think he was a real person, but his story is probably not who he actually was overall, legends need their bravado

I already answered but.. I don't know what to make of him. Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between god and jesus. The current Christ consciousness seems a bit demanding for the modern age. One moment..let me ask an Irishman.

He was a lying hippie.

The truth is we know very little.

Whatever we think of him are projections of our own needs, fears, and desires.

I personally believe that there was a historical Jesus - if not someone who was depicted as the Jesus we presently know of. He likely questioned the system he was raised under (a bit like Aristotle) and ultimately paid the price when knowing something behind that system along with the Roman Empire finding the opportunity to easily invade, as they had with much of Europe and West Asia. As far as the Christian text goes, it may have started with ear-to-ear hearsay on an event that happened (that refers to Jesus) and the Roman Catholic Church found yet another opportunity to control the masses when they knew that they were weakened and can only hold much of its local countries (primarily western Europe).

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I still respect the fact that people follow much of Christianity's principals (primarily the New Testament) and don't intend to do any harm with it. But it can't be denied that many ideologies start off with political systems and power dynamics that can either have it conquer or be conquered. What we make do with it presently is all that technically concerns us 'now'.

I don't know if Jesus existed or not, but I do know that he does not exist now as there's no proof. We have not seen any proof that Jesus is looking over us currently. That's all I know.

The one I know, he makes very good lumpias. Bit overpriced. He owns the filipino takeout in the strip mall across from home.

If he was coming back in 2000 years, we really need him right now. Sadly, he'd be seen as a weirdo and put down (similar fate as back then). Society pretend they improved but they didn't. Look how much mental health regressed in 2020. Fight for your rights and look at them take them from you.

I dont know enough about bible history to say.

Mythical figure inserted into history.

I don't know if He's real or not but I'm very curious about the missing years that He's not mentioned in the Bible??? Like, what happened to him during that LONG period of time?

Jesus seemed like a cool dude, but then Paul came into the scene after he had died, and introduced an entirely new religion. After that, a bunch of other accounts of Jesus were tossed out, and the bible as we know it was created.

I don't pray very often, rarely to be honest. Still, I had a picture frame of Jesus in my room since I was a kid. There were some issues and the picture I had as a kid is gone, but a neighbor moved away and gave me one of his. It's not the same picture my mom gave me as a kid, but it's an ok replacement. I get to wonder if Jesus really looked anything like what he's pictured as. I remember in elementary school, in religion teachings, in the mid 90s, Jesus had short hair in our books. Long hair were falling off the map at that period of time. It was weird. lol I remember his meeting with the tax collector in Jericho.

French only.. sorry!