| Zhavric, in order to debate the topic, it is important to understand your assumptions. I brought that up because others might not be familiar with where you're coming from on this topic. Addressing the assumptions, definitions, and stipulations is a very important part of debate, and one of the first things you do.
Now whether or what I believe is not really relevant to this discussion. The point was that, per Occam's Razor, it is far less likely that Martyr was a witting propagandist in a scam religion made up by a conspiracy than that he believed what he preached. When you say he "knew Christianity was bunk", you are implying that the coincidences of commonality convinced him that Christianity was what you think it is. But that is highly unlikely.
And I project nothing. Those who hate the Patriots will easily believe and endorse the idea that the Patriots cheated against other teams, malcontents of the current government like to claim that the President himself flew those planes into the WTC, and militant atheists like to claim that they have found "undeniable proof" against God. Don't pretend you're not biased.
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. -- Song 8:6 |