You should read some of them. The one you cited offers not one shred of historical evidence that Jesus existed. It just goes over the ways people have attempted to get around this.
The epic of gilgamesh tells of a great flood and it predates the bible by, shit I don't know. A long damn time.
Well, what is the point of debating this then? I was under the impression that evolution is not compatible with the Great Deluge. Is this not the case? Does evolutionary theory embrace the idea of a Biblical flood or not. This may be a poor topic choice on my part then.
We went through this like 15 years ago or something. There is plenty of evidence that Jesus existed, and you know it. You're just being difficult.
I know nothing of the kind. Historical and archaeological evidence doesn't exist. Listing religious documents from generations later than Jesus' era is just not "evidence". Producing the evidence you speak of is what is difficult. Understand that I do not maintain that Jesus never existed. The likelihood is high that he did, given the huge popularity of the religion based on his philosophies. I maintain that the archaeological and historical evidence BengalB mentioned do not exist. Absence of evidence does not constitute evidence of absence.
Good topic choice, poor correlation with the great deluge. Evolution neither embraces nor denies a great flood. However physics and geology deny a worldwide flood. I am a great fan of the Noah story and the Tower of Babel story as ancient legends to explain phenomenon beyond contemporary reason. But science offers better understanding of language development and of the origin of species.
The Moses story was also lifted from the Epic of Gilgamesh. He was the first documented heroic king. The Elvis of his time.
Yes I know. It was when I first started to question all this "wizard" stuff. Damnit, where are you martin. See what college did for me
Ok, I will go with the idea that current geological thought denying a worldwide flood is sufficient for the purpose here.
