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    Thread: How do you tell a colleague that they stink tactfully?
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(03-05-2025, 07:20 PM)KingEric Wrote: He's been very quiet today I think he might have got wind of what the meeting is about. Appropriate, considering it's his wind.
 jerry mcmasters Off-topic 51 4,706 03-06-2025, 07:26 PM
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Howdy.
 jerry mcmasters Introductions 17 970 03-06-2025, 07:23 PM
    Thread: How do you tell a colleague that they stink tactfully?
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(03-05-2025, 08:46 AM)KingEric Wrote: He's been asking around if any of us know what tomorrow's meeting is about, we've all played dumb. I think that it's probably going to end in tears. Yeah, but w...
 jerry mcmasters Off-topic 51 4,706 03-05-2025, 03:50 PM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 05:44 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: Yes....there is evidence.  Justin Martyr says they called his christ story a myth.  He explains that by way of demons.  They would continue to do as much for ce...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:48 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 05:26 AM)Minimalist Wrote: (03-05-2025, 04:53 AM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: Well I am nothing if not graceful.  Thank you for conceding that HJ is actually a thing. Now do you get that s...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:40 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 05:23 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: You're aware of christians calling other people's religious stories myths, yes?  That christians don't think there was ever any Historical Ganesh?  Pagans are c...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:38 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 05:12 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: I'm not going to teach you the entirety of greco-roman history and philosophy Jerry.  You suggested I was full of shit.  It's clear I'm not, though it hardly ma...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:18 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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The ancients were doing Theology. We're doing history.
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:09 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:58 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: (03-05-2025, 01:16 AM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: That there was no Jesus at all?  Not even a faker that was just a human?  Source? (03-05-2025, 04:53 AM)jerry mc...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 05:05 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:52 AM)Minimalist Wrote: (03-05-2025, 04:23 AM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: Well should be easy to come up with a quote of his where he says HJ never existed.  Not BJ, but HJ.  Everyone k...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:56 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:44 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: You don't possess the grace to acknowledge that you got exactly what you asked for after insisting that I was full of shit.  Did pagans say jesus was a myth fro...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:53 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:32 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: (03-05-2025, 04:23 AM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: Well should be easy to come up with a quote of his where he says HJ never existed.  Not BJ, but HJ.  Everyone kno...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:39 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:30 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: Within forty years of the creation of the gospel of john we've got a saint telling us that pagans are comparing the christ story to mythology in criticism.  Now...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:33 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 04:23 AM)Minimalist Wrote: There is a major difference between arguing over facts and arguing over fairy tales. Genius level post, Min.
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:24 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-05-2025, 03:21 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: (03-05-2025, 01:40 AM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: Thanks!  My question is:  "Rythmics said the first people to suggest J is a total myth were jesus' supposed conte...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:23 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
Post: RE: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
(03-05-2025, 03:01 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: No, Jerry, lol.  I'm telling you that that is all that's contained in "the consensus of scholars".  Every other detail of jesus-the-man in the new testament is ...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 04:19 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-01-2025, 03:37 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote:  The historical jesus is some guy who was baptized and crucified.  That's it.  That's all.  That's all that's needed to end this discussion.  It's very binary, ...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 01:54 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-01-2025, 04:17 AM)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:I don't know why you're heading off in that direction, there is no confusion here.  We've only been talking (hundreds of pages on the other thread) abou...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 01:40 AM
    Thread: How do you tell a colleague that they stink tactfully?
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Has an airstrike been called in yet?
 jerry mcmasters Off-topic 51 4,706 03-05-2025, 01:33 AM
    Thread: Historical Jesus, Biblical Jesus
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(03-04-2025, 11:56 AM)Gwaithmir Wrote: (02-28-2025, 10:41 PM)jerry mcmasters Wrote: Hi.  Hello forum members.  It's me.  This thread.   Long time, no chat?  Hope everyone is well.  Jerry still an...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 5,224 894,673 03-05-2025, 01:31 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-01-2025, 03:37 AM)Rhythmcs Wrote: The first people to suggest it were jesus supposed contemporaries in the ancient world. That there was no Jesus at all?  Not even a faker that was just a human?...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-05-2025, 01:16 AM
    Thread: Historical Jesus, Biblical Jesus
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(03-01-2025, 03:54 PM)Kim Wrote: Mmmmyyeeeesss ... for people who don't really do the god thing, pages of words certainly pile up.  Come to think of it, that could be part of the problem.  :consider...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 5,224 894,673 03-05-2025, 01:11 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(03-01-2025, 02:14 AM)pattylt Wrote: One of the problems is that, until recently, all historians of the NT were Christians and thus, an actually historical person of course existed.  Even now, the a...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-01-2025, 02:49 AM
    Thread: How Historians Know Jesus Did Not Exist
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(02-28-2025, 08:38 PM)Rhythmcs Wrote: (02-28-2025, 04:54 PM)jerry mcmasters Wrote:   Ah okay thanks.  I knew that but when I was typing my reply it totally didn't click in my mind.  I agree "Mythi...
 jerry mcmasters Atheism & Theism 126 11,669 03-01-2025, 01:13 AM
    Thread: How do you tell a colleague that they stink tactfully?
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Secretly call in a Terrorist Act in Progress and when the SWAT team bursts in the windows point at the guy and yell "Stinky McStinkface!"
 jerry mcmasters Off-topic 51 4,706 02-28-2025, 10:46 PM