Religion
In reply to the discussion: Today is the commemoration of the Holy Innocents. [View all]edhopper
(33,570 posts)at times I seem to be answering several arguments at once. From various places.
I think considering what we really know about Jesus, compared to what we don't and things that are in opposition to the history we know is interesting. For many Christians the nativity is a very important anchor for Jesus' divinity. That is why I discuss it.
I also agree that the sociopolitical ideas behind the Gospels are very interesting. They also give me reason to dismiss any divine hand in the Gospels. The more prosaic reasons are more logical.
In the end, Jesus was the son of God, or not. And here we have a book full of contradictions and myths about him. With no corroboration.
For some (though maybe not for you) discussing if anything in the Bible is true is of interest.