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In reply to the discussion: do you believe there was a historical figure the Jesus story was built on? [View all]Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)Second, he obviously existed. There's some folks here saying there's no record of him, which is kind of odd, considering. The person at the center of all those Gospels was, pretty obviously, a person of tremendous charisma, who was able to persuade enough people to his way of thinking to start a religion that is now I think second to Islam in the number of its adherents?
So he may have been one of many, but he was, somehow, better at getting his message across and better at getting people to actually follow through on acting on that message.
In conclusion, maybe not flogging a banker, but tickling them until they give in might be something to try.
Also, Another Roadside Attraction is way better than that Brown person. And it'll make you laugh to boot.