[QUOTE="Deity_Slapper"] This is why no one should follow Jesus
DISCLAIMER: This was written using the idea that Jesus is the son of "god", and not "god" in human form.
But He was both the Son and God.
Not all sects of christianity feel the same way that you do.
Anyone with common sense knows that the best teachers/leaders are people who have personally experienced the lessons they are attempting to teach everyone else.
Not necessarily. For instance history. No one exists that has experienced it...but that doesn't mean it can't be taught.
You're not referring to anybody in particular though. And the best people to teach history would be those who were there. What we learn in school and such, couldn't possibly come even close to what an actual eyewitness account could provide. Not that any remain in most cases, but my point still stands. The best teachers are those who have the experience.
This experience obviously comes from being flawed, making mistakes, and learning from the mistakes. Making mistakes is how we acquire the ability to discern between right and wrong. It's how learn about our own abilities and their limitations, and just how we grow and evolve as people. It's through making mistakes, and facing adversity, that we build our character, and develop our identity.
Humans....yes. Nonetheless, for the sake of this argument.....where is the point? Jesus did live as a human.
Jesus lived as a human. (Supposedly.) But he was a perfect human. (Supposedly.) He never made any mistakes to learn any life lessons from. Without that, what credibility could his teachings have when he tries to go and relate to people about their problems when he hasn't been through the same? That's the point.
This is what makes me wonder why so many people would believe in Jesus' teachings and any words he spoke. He was supposedly the only perfect person, and made no mistakes. If that's so, than what would his teachings be worth? What value could his words hold? If he never made a mistake, then he never had any experiences that taught him anything, that in turn, he could share with others.
Which of His teachings required Him to make a mistake. This paragraph is vague.
See the last answer.
Plus, I don't even know how anyone would feel connected to someone who is perfect. How could we relate? It's impossible. I think I'd rather hear a person speak whom has had lots of experience, than someone who was just basically born a robot. Robots can't relate to humanity. What could a robot teach humanity? Only an experienced human could have anything to share with his fellow humans about humanity, morals, and life in general.
Robots are not human. Bad analogy.
A perfect person is akin to a robot in the way that if you knew a perfect person, their decisions and actions would become easily predictable. And I didn't even mean an actual robot anyway. It's slang, kind of like when a person is referred to as a "zombie", if they're on dope, or haven't slept for days. Humans aren't zombies, but there is a point to be understood there.
Would you really listen to anyone who claimed to be the only son of an unproven god anyway? Someone today, making the same claims that Jesus made back then, would instantly be understood to be mentally ill. So why does anyone believe that Jesus was not? Is it because we got used to it, and don't want to change what we've gotten used to, and designed our entire lives around? Is it because we only have so much room for lunacy in our society, that we grandfathered Jesus in, while blocking out any new self-proclaimed messiahs?
Which claim did Jesus make? Again vague.
Well, here I was referring to the claims that Jesus made about being the son of god, the only path to god and his kingdom, etc. Those types of claims. The same claims that if people were to make nowadays, would get them thrown into the proverbial loonie bin, after being outcasted by a society that won't tolerate such nonsense.
Bottom line is, a perfect person isn't someone you would go to for advice, or anything else, because they wouldn't know what to say, from lack of their own experience with GROWING; living and learning, trials and tribulations, character building exercises, or personal soul searching. A perfect person is of no use to a flawed person, as a flawed person couldn't relate to someone unlike himself in matters of the soul, nor would he share anything in common with him, in relation to life experiences. A perfect person roaming the earth for the sole purpose of "saving" the non-perfect people, is pointless. And actually, it's quite ridiculous.
You are confusing the natural with the supernatural. That is not a good argument to make in this case.
I just don't think you understand my point, or perhaps I didn't explain it very well. That's fine, as I'm willing to let this one go now anyway. I'll have more in the future. But can you prove the supernatural even exists? If not, why assume that it's there?
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