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@Week15- that's alright, I was worried my biblical discussion cast me as a believer, and wanted to allay that misconception. No, I haven't read that book unfortunately- I'll put it on the list, after some Hitchens, Dennet, Harris, and a re-read of Dawkins. Oh, and Ingersoll. That book sounds very in...

Hmm, I'm sure that's true- if it was me up on a cross, I'm sure I would say worse than that. I was simply pointing out the inconsistencies- four supposedly divinely-inspired accounts of the most significant act in their religion differ greatly, from deep despair to supposedly divine self-sacrifice.

The whole "Jesus doubting himself" thing really depends on what gospel you read. The Christian view of Jesus' death as a willing self-sacrifice comes from John. For example, in Matthew and Mark Jesus exclaims "My god! My god! why hast thou forsaken me?" and then dies. In Luke, he tells dad that he's...

Hello all, I've just heard about this site through the RDF controversy. I wasn't a member in the other forums; I just follow /r/atheism on reddit.com and Pharyngula. I read the ex-mod's recounting of the events and wanted to be a part of the much-hyped community. A bit about myself, I'm currently a ...