Ancient Confession Found: 'We Invented Jesus Christ'

American Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill will be appearing before the British public for the first time in London on the 19th of October to present a controversial new discovery: ancient confessions recently uncovered now prove, according to Atwill, that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they fabricated the entire story of Jesus Christ. 

Although to many scholars his theory seems outlandish, and is sure to upset some believers, Atwill regards his evidence as conclusive and is confident its acceptance is only a matter of time. "I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm," he acknowledges, "but this is important for our culture. Alert citizens need to know the truth about our past so we can understand how and why governments create false histories and false gods. They often do it to obtain a social order that is against the best interests of the common people."

Was Jesus based on a real person from history? "The short answer is no," Atwill insists, "in fact he may be the only fictional character in literature whose entire life story can be traced to other sources. Once those sources are all laid bare, there's simply nothing left."

Is this the beginning of the end of Christianity? "Probably not," grants Atwill, "but what my work has done is give permission to many of those ready to leave the religion to make a clean break. We've got the evidence now to show exactly where the story of Jesus came from. Although Christianity can be a comfort to some, it can also be very damaging and repressive, an insidious form of mind control that has led to blind acceptance of serfdom, poverty, and war throughout history. To this day, especially in the United States, it is used to create support for war in the Middle East."

 

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11201273.htm


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@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

@crikey*mate wrote:

yes.

 

but I cannot imagine what that evidence may be.

 

maybe I have no belief, maybe I already know.


 

supposely it was proven without a doubt that the new testament was an invention and a myth by empirical means will that chang your mind?


No, because I know how the New Testament was created.

 

 


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@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

Good one Eve. But using your argument, why not be an atheist and you can make up your own rules and drink whatever you want to drink. 


why not be an atheist.......i believe in the afterlife, that wouldn't make me a good atheist, would it?

 

 


You do not need to believe in God to believe in an afterlife. It's mutually exclusive. 


Can an atheist believe in life after death?

 

 

 



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@**meep** wrote:

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

Good one Eve. But using your argument, why not be an atheist and you can make up your own rules and drink whatever you want to drink. 


why not be an atheist.......i believe in the afterlife, that wouldn't make me a good atheist, would it?

 

 


You do not need to believe in God to believe in an afterlife. It's mutually exclusive. 


Can an atheist believe in life after death?

 

 

 


 

Ofcourse. They can even believe in Aliens and supernatural phenomenoms. 

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that's interesting.  on what would atheists base their belief in life after death?

 

 

 

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i just want to know what salvation means according to Bob so i know if I believe in it or not


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@**meep** wrote:

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

@**meep** wrote:

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

Good one Eve. But using your argument, why not be an atheist and you can make up your own rules and drink whatever you want to drink. 


why not be an atheist.......i believe in the afterlife, that wouldn't make me a good atheist, would it?

 

 


You do not need to believe in God to believe in an afterlife. It's mutually exclusive. 


Can an atheist believe in life after death?

 

 

 



@**meep** wrote:

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

@**meep** wrote:

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:

Good one Eve. But using your argument, why not be an atheist and you can make up your own rules and drink whatever you want to drink. 


why not be an atheist.......i believe in the afterlife, that wouldn't make me a good atheist, would it?

 

 


You do not need to believe in God to believe in an afterlife. It's mutually exclusive. 


Can an atheist believe in life after death?

 

 

 


 

Ofcourse. They can even believe in Aliens and supernatural phenomenoms. 


why do you say "even"

 

both of these have scientific explanations


Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
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i'm off to bed

 

 

nite guys Smiley Happy

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"This myth of Christ has served us well."

 

Now, who said that?

 

(google is your fiend)

 

 

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All religions were invented by men (does anyone know of a religion invented by a woman?) anyway . . . invented by people.

 

People who claim Divine inspiration or direct communication with or from a divinity.

 

It's a hard claim to prove but it's an equally hard claim to disprove, since we unworthy folk don't have access to the Divine message, according to those who claim they do.

 

Every religion was invented . . .  by people. . . . . It has been said that  "there's money in muck" and there's a whole lot of money and power to be made by convincing people of the veracity of the myths which they peddle.

 

 

 

 

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define religion


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Google is your fiend.

 

It has been said that religion is that which brings people together. But I wouid say that it is equally that which drives people apart, according to their differences of belief.

 

 

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