tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591986847602925234.post27589882116191929..comments2023-05-12T08:29:27.520-07:00Comments on Another Atheist: They call him Mr Fantastic: SJ builds a strawmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591986847602925234.post-7513609647163395492017-03-27T12:52:19.302-07:002017-03-27T12:52:19.302-07:001) You didn't address my objection. Instead yo...1) You didn't address my objection. Instead you talked about the development of the early Church. You supplied no rationale for why neighbouring civilisations never noticed the extraordinary events in the bible. <br />2) There was no Empire-wide persecution of Christians until Valerian in 257 CE. <br />3) Nero's persecution was in 64CE. There is no evidence it was wider than Rome, and the putative reason is that Xtians had been scapegoated for starting the fire in Rome. It wasn't because of their beliefs.<br />4) Two persecutions does not make Christianity 'illegal' in the Roman empire from 33 CE to 312 CE!<br /><br />You ignored my objection completely, to insert in what you think is a killer-argument for your god. You invented a strawman of my objection for that purpose alone. Your rebuttal is a sham. Kaimataihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711401322378210834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591986847602925234.post-59134439244590360942017-03-27T10:25:46.258-07:002017-03-27T10:25:46.258-07:00That was a very weak rebuttal Kaimatai. Historians...That was a very weak rebuttal Kaimatai. Historians don't deny that Christianity was illegal until it was legalized by Constantine in 313AD. They also make much mention of the way Nero had Christians killed in the Colosseum. Are you suggesting they're lying?SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701088659106844049noreply@blogger.com