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support 40% · jesus trustmoderated to 100%; argued down by 60%
by wikipedia on 2005-03-26 05:16:19Jesus' [en.wikipedia.org] life as written in the New Testament [en.wikipedia.org] establishes his credibility, so we can believe in the truth of his statements about God. -
oppose 100% · Circularmoderated to 100%; argued down by 0%
by seraphblade on 2005-09-29 18:06:40Then the life of Superman in the Superman comics prove the existence, basic goodness, and superhumanity of Superman. The existence of a book about something does not prove the existence of someone, nor that the book accurately portrays that person or thing even if he/she/it did or does exist.
Further, the existence of a claim (as the Bible makes the claim of "Jesus is divine") cannot be used as evidence of that claim, or a broader one (divinity exists), evidence outside the claim must be introduced. Those who wrote the Bible had a self-interest in promoting their beliefs (every possible motivation from money to social and political acceptance) and thus the Bible should not be viewed as an unbiased source.
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title: 'Circular'
text: 'Then the life of Superman in the Superman comics prove the existence, basic goodness, and superhumanity of Superman. The existence of a book about something does not prove the existence of someone, nor that the book accurately portrays that person or thing even if he/she/it did or does exist.
Further, the existence of a claim (as the Bible makes the claim of "Jesus is divine") cannot be used as evidence of that claim, or a broader one (divinity exists), evidence outside the claim must be introduced. Those who wrote the Bible had a self-interest in promoting their beliefs (every possible motivation from money to social and political acceptance) and thus the Bible should not be viewed as an unbiased source.'
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date: 2005-09-29 18:06:40
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