The Dumb as a Doorknocker Atheist Attack on Jesus

"...But what really irks me at this time of year is the way they have taken to picking on Jesus. A slim majority have bought into the idea that Jesus never existed because they have already bought into the idea that God doesn’t exist. Maybe if they go far enough with this historical and philosophical skepticism they will reach some critical, Cartesian point of wondering about their own reality. But their incipient pyrhhonism aside, they simply can’t make up their mind whether to support the thoroughgoing mythical school of thought or punch holes in the “supernaturalism” of an otherwise historical record. To do that, they would first need to distinguish between metaphysical propositions like “There is a God”, historical assertions, such as the idea that Jesus really existed, and theological doctrines such as the statement that Jesus was God. I see no race among atheists to make such distinctions. They end up sounding more like Elmer Fudd on finding a rabbit hole empty: Jesus cannot be the son of God because God doesn’t exist so it is entirely plausible that he didn’t exist either...." Read more