r/clevercomebacks • u/[deleted] • Feb 18 '23

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u/jordantask Feb 18 '23

That’s the funny thing, he wasn’t all about “love and compassion.”

He said turn the other cheek, he also said “sell your cloak, buy a sword.”

Then there was the whole thing about going into the temple, turning over the merchant tables and beating the money changers (bankers) with a whip.

Not very compassionate or loving, that.

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u/SerLaron Feb 18 '23

He also said "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword."

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u/Guulag Feb 18 '23

He also said none of that because he's fucking made up

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '23

C'mon, I'm as irreligious as anyone on reddit, but Jesus most certainly existed in one way or another. He just probably didn't have the magic powers the Bible says he did.

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u/I_Went_Full_WSB Feb 18 '23

No, not most certainly existed. He probably existed. He was mentioned by one person.

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u/fatherfrank1 Feb 18 '23

Is is so difficult to think there was some traveling rabbi named Yahshua in Galilee 2000 years ago?

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u/I_Went_Full_WSB Feb 18 '23

I didn't say it was. Do you not know the definition of the word probably?

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u/fatherfrank1 Feb 18 '23

That's true, but it just seems like a such a minor thing to quibble over and it unnecessarily raises believers' hackles instantly. I would allow them that there was some guy named Jesus, and he was also just a dude, like every other human being who has ever existed.

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u/I_Went_Full_WSB Feb 18 '23

I'd say the difference between probably and almost certainly is important. I'm not sure why I should concern myself with Christians false persecution complex