This is a hypothetical question. If you either don't know what that means, or if you're not prepared to engage in a hypothetical situation, please do NOT answer this question.
2006-07-06 08:45:44 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You pose what many of these responders don't recognize as a moral dilema.
Most of the believers have responded with an unequivical "No," because they belive he needed to die so that the rest of us could acheive an eternal salvation. However the question you posed was, "If you could ... go back in time ..." In other words, If they stood on the mount and saw the Man, screaming in agony while he was nailed to the cross, while the crown of thorns stabbed his scalp an forhead, while the spear was jabbed into his ribs, while he prayed to his father to end his suffering, would they do something to help or would they stand smugly by and do nothing.
Most of them really didn't answer what they would do, but, rather, they pretty much said that it had to happen anyway and that they are very glad that it did.
Your question was good, but I find the "flavor" of the responses much more delicioius.
2006-07-06 08:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If I could safely go back in time and prevent the crucifixion of Jesus, I would not, because Jesus and all others that believe in God know that history can not be changed and that things happen the way they are supposed to so that we may learn a lesson from them not that we dwell on the past, because that is foolish even from a scientific point of view. But instead of preventing the crucifixion I would see if Jesus really claimed to be the son of God, which I highly doubt, because it is very common for people to claim great humble people as a saint or God after they die rather than learning that we can all be like them, and that is foolish that we are not wise like them, if there is a God then he punishes Christians for not living simple like Jesus and killing and hating other religions in his beautiful name.
By the way even if you don't believe in God you can at least respect Jesus as a good role model for all humans, the world would have no problems if we all behaved like Jesus, but its not possible because his followers claim him to be the son of God and have their own group and they think "either you are with us or against us", which is against the humble teachings of Jesus.
2006-07-06 09:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by S0C1AL1ST 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I could go back in time to the crucifixion of Jesus, hypothetically, no I wouldn't stop it, but I would bring a camera to prove to people whether it did or did not happen...
2006-07-06 08:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by amygirl9333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because I would want this nonsense to end. Jesus (if he ever existed would have just gone on to obscurity along with all the other kooks of that day. his crucifixion (or at least the myth of it) is solely responsible for the popularity of the religion.
The Romans were really on to something there. New ways of thinking, building, communicating etc.
The uprising of Christianity killed that human progress. And would not start again until the 1800's
2006-07-06 08:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it quite is God's proper plan for salvation. ...and that i wager God isn't lengthy winded :). Jesus also did not write some thing right down to go away it for us, yet love and believe his disciples by using educating all of them the time really than writing his teachings down. The apostles were probably to were extra interested in scuffling with alongside with with Jesus, and in wondering that Jesus will lead them into Jerusalem victoriously, seizing the throne to develop into king. imagine, the apostle remembering the means Jesus has, in calming the typhoon in the lake, may likely obliterate absolutely everyone who may have come adversarial to him. as a replace, Jesus did not even fence himself adversarial to the roman solder who struck him and not using a reason. The apostles were completely stuck in this difficulty unawared that Jesus opt for to provide up his existence in obedient to his Father's will, subsequently fulling the scriptures. That turned right into a suitable settings the position God's see each and every of the sins in this international changed into summed up in the evil represented by using betrayal in the course of the astounding supper foremost as a lot as crucifixion of Christ.
2016-11-01 08:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by sikorski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that brings up all kinds of stuff. No, I wouldn't prevent it because it was part of God's plan and Jesus himself allowed it, but that means that the Romans and Jews who made it happen were also following God's plan and that makes them praisworthy!! I had never really thought about it before, but if they hadn't crucified Jesus there would have been no martyrdom, no ressurrection, no dying for our redemption, no Christianity at all!!!
I guess this means we owe a great debt to the ancient Roman and Hebrew people...
2006-07-06 09:23:55 · answer #6 · answered by choko_canyon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I could travel back in time, I would find what the archaological evidence has already demonstrated: Jesus never existed. Jesus is just another resurrecting godman myth so common in the Middle East at that point in history. He is no different than Osirus, Attis, or Tammuz.
2006-07-06 08:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dear friend, if I could go back in time, I might be into troubles, as I do not know were I could find Jesus, as he might never existed at all. There is absolutely no proof what so ever that he really existed. Sorry but that’s the fact. But if he existed and was crucified, I would not have any chance to stop it.
2006-07-06 08:59:13 · answer #8 · answered by Realname: Robert Siikiniemi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That's because Simon Peter tried to prevent Jesus from going to Jerusalem, but Jesus rebuked him.
If the man who would become the first Pope was rebuked for trying to prevent the crucifixion, then far be it from me to try to do the same thing!
2006-07-06 08:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! He died for our sins. He died for MY sins and if he didn't I would be LOST now. I do not want to be lost again. God wouldn't allow it anyway it was his plan so even if we tried to go back then we would be stopped someway (like find ourselves in Judas' Body as an observer)
Also I would not go back and stop alot of Bad things that many people have also asked about (like hitler or 9/11) but that is for other reasons having to do with Cascade Failures of Time.
2006-07-06 08:53:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋