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I disagree, I think it will take a bit more than a chunk of rock to blow Christianity away. The
foundation of Christianity is set upon rock. |
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The Gabriel Stone proves there was another Jewish cult leader, in the time before Jesus, who claimed
he would rise up from the dead after 3 days. This makes it completely clear that the 3-day
resurrection idea, which has been made famous by christianity, was not unique to christianity at
all.
Self-styled messiahs were as common back then as televangelists are now. And just as the
televangelists use the same rhetorical riffs to rip off their followers, so did the would be cult
leaders and messiahs back then. Jesus was just another wannabe. If had really been the manifestation
of a god, his story would have been unique.
Face it, christians. Jesus was a fraud. The Gabriel Stone proves it. |
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Christianity proves that Christianity ripped off a lot from other religions, it's hard, unless
you're completely ignorant, not to understand this. |
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The Gabriel Stone does not blow Christianity away AT ALL; in fact, it strengthens it. In reality,
the Gabriele Stone gives much credence to the Old Testament. For 5000 years, the Jews have been
looking for the one who would rise from the dead after three days. Throughout Jewish biblical
history, many people have thought themselves to be the one--the Messiah. This Simon was just one of
MANY of known hopefuls. It is somewhat dumb to say Jesus got his ideas from this one Gabriel
Stone, when the ideas on this artifact have always been the mainstays of the entire Jewish faith.
During Jesus time and for thousands of years before, every child knew them by heart. |
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It's rather entertaining how every couple of years a new "discovery" is made, which allegedly blows
Christianity to pieces. Some people seem to invest a lot of time and energy into this, perhaps
hoping for handsome returns. Sadly for them, Christianity is still around, despite their repeated
efforts. One of the most recent drive-by attempts was the "Lost Tomb of Jesus" film, which very
conveniently came out just before Easter. Does anyone remember? Does anyone care?
The Gabriel Stone may, indeed, be authentic. I have not really come across any compelling arguments
that it is not. The only problem, however, is that it is missing some key text, and scholars have
pointed out that this raises questions about whether or not we really can obtain a full
understanding of what is actually engraved.
Nothing that we can read on the Gabriel Stone debunks Christianity in anyway. In fact, it merely
confirms the deep connection between Christianity and Judaism, and that Jesus drank deeply from the
well of Jewish tradition.
People will try to read whatever they can into the text found on the Gabriel Stone and it may make
headlines for a couple of weeks, although I would argue that the Gabriel Stone has not really been
much of a sensation and the waves it produced were flimsy. In any event, this--like all other "knock
out blows" will be quickly knocked out by widespread public indifference. Christian churches will
still be standing in a month's time, when people raise their eyebrows in confusion and ask, "Gabriel
who?" |
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Oh please. How pathetic.
No proof with that statement. |
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I did some quick look-up on the web and so far this Gabriel Stone sounds interesting. And yes I
believe Christianity, and maybe Jesus too, borrowed a lot of ideas that preceded them.
Yet, I don't think it blows Christianity away. My understanding is the stone hints ideas that
predated Jesus. Predating is not the same as an all out rejection.
To draw an analogy, ancient Greece as well as the Iroquois confederation both predated the free
democracy known as the United States but their earlier existence does not negate the purpose or
meaning of why the U.S. Is here. |
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Fredrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, that's the Geezer Matey. The principal feature of his doctrine, too, is:
Contempt for Christianity with its companions for the weak. He ended up going crazy in the end.
However, he did invent Superman, "thus spake Zarathustra." Apparently Hitler studied him in
grrrrrrreat detail. And, he was another nutter! |
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 joe9  14 Jul 2008 09:10
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