re: Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution

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LINK -- Watch it.

I've made my points, you say: Just look at the consensus.

It even identifies the faulty consensus being made, the one you so heavily rely on with your bias. (See how I can just randomly throw bias into any conversation and make it seem applicable?) Seriously, I've done the research, I actually watch videos regarding the academic point of view and I pay close attention to the trends. I used to believe Jesus existed (just like this SCHOLAR, HISTORIAN) until I looked past the consensus and toward the evidence.

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I'm not arguing with you that there are intelligent scholars who question whether Jesus actually existed. I know there are. I'm questioning your zealotry in claiming there is "no evidence" that he did exist. There's a lot of evidence. That doesn't mean he actually existed, of course, but it does meant there is some evidence for it. And many scholars - both religious and atheist - concede this. And there are reams of cites I could give you that speak to this - as you probably well know. Many scholars do not believe he existed (a minority) and you've got a youtube video of one of them. Awesome. But to say there is "no evidence" speaks to bias.

So at least be honest - you're biased on this topic. You may not like it, but you clearly are. Otherwise, you would - at the very least - concede there is some evidence for Jesus' existence, but you don't believe it's enough to counter the lack of evidence or the evidence of his non-existence.

But that's not what you're doing. You ignore the evidence that is out there or simply claim "there is no evidence", thus closing off debate so you don't have to listen to the evidence anymore. That is not a scholarly approach as you well know.

Just try to maintain your objectivity - that is all.