Refutation of the \"Language-Only\" Interpretation of Math (The limitations of science)

by David Turell , Thursday, February 18, 2010, 13:58 (5391 days ago) @ xeno6696


> > > This is a good point. Some of these figures have archaeological evidence to support their existence--at least King Arthur and Jesus. Jesus is referred to in some Roman historical documents, 
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> > The only roughly contemporaneous mention of Jesus is by Josephus, who was born about the time Jesus was crucified. The entry in Josephus' history is though by many to be a forgery. The first gospel was written about 40-60 years after Jesus' death.
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> While I actually remember that (from some far corner of my mind), how large of a consensus is there that Jesus was not a historical figure?-I'm not denying he existed, just pointing out how tenuous any true facts about him are.