If you have a bias that all history about Buddha, Jesus and Muhammed is all messed up
Odd, I have actually never said anything like that. In fact I never mentioned Buddha (because I don’t know much about him or really care tbh), and I even pointed out how a historical Muhammed was way more likely than a Jesus. I’m pretty sure I also haven’t been rude to you, and not sure if my country counts as “Western” (Brazil). Nor have I claimed that I’m a “great historian” by pointing out that there are actually a lot of Christ Myth historians out there and that their theories don’t fall apart with such well know texts like Tacitus’s Annals. Putting words into other people’s mouths to frame them as idiots or bigots is not exactly respectful.
I answered most of your remarks with why they’re not a silver bullet against Christ myth theory, you responded with ad hominem, strawmanning my arguments or arguments of authority with Ehrman. Much as you follow Bartman and posted what you thought was credible information, I’ve read a lot of early Roman history and pointed out how you were misinterpreting that information. I don’t see the need for hostility, though I admit I was partly at fault there for assuming you’re Christian.
Also none of the myth theories involve entire societies faking entire histories. As I pointed out, a lot of it involves taking actual stories and shared experiences, pre-existing beliefs and myths and merging them in a syncretic fashion, often purely organically. For example in Brazil we have a set of very modern and specific religions that were formed by mixing Christian and West African figures and stories while under suppression. Later on they went on to become closer to Kardecism due to this one being similar but not banned. There wasn’t a concerted effort to “fake” that Oxalá is related to Jesus, this was born out of the encounter of two diverse sets of beliefs colliding within the horrible conditions of slavery, genocide and religious suppression.
Odd, I have actually never said anything like that. In fact I never mentioned Buddha (because I don’t know much about him or really care tbh), and I even pointed out how a historical Muhammed was way more likely than a Jesus. I’m pretty sure I also haven’t been rude to you, and not sure if my country counts as “Western” (Brazil). Nor have I claimed that I’m a “great historian” by pointing out that there are actually a lot of Christ Myth historians out there and that their theories don’t fall apart with such well know texts like Tacitus’s Annals. Putting words into other people’s mouths to frame them as idiots or bigots is not exactly respectful.
I answered most of your remarks with why they’re not a silver bullet against Christ myth theory, you responded with ad hominem, strawmanning my arguments or arguments of authority with Ehrman. Much as you follow Bartman and posted what you thought was credible information, I’ve read a lot of early Roman history and pointed out how you were misinterpreting that information. I don’t see the need for hostility, though I admit I was partly at fault there for assuming you’re Christian.
Also none of the myth theories involve entire societies faking entire histories. As I pointed out, a lot of it involves taking actual stories and shared experiences, pre-existing beliefs and myths and merging them in a syncretic fashion, often purely organically. For example in Brazil we have a set of very modern and specific religions that were formed by mixing Christian and West African figures and stories while under suppression. Later on they went on to become closer to Kardecism due to this one being similar but not banned. There wasn’t a concerted effort to “fake” that Oxalá is related to Jesus, this was born out of the encounter of two diverse sets of beliefs colliding within the horrible conditions of slavery, genocide and religious suppression.