I see that some of your answerers are unsure of what they speak. Maybe this will help them out...
hoax - to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
myth - 1) a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon
2)a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially : one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society
3)a person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence
There you go...now they might understand the difference.
I can't believe you didn't say what you thought in the question. I say neither.
2006-08-21 03:57:51
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answered by Honey Child 2
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A hoax is kind of a myth. I dont think jesus could be either.
2006-08-20 21:09:39
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answered by 2cute4u 3
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Jesus is simply a myth. It hasn't been substantiated that he existed.
Any christian scholar could see any tales of a miracle-performing messiah as proof of Jesus existing. However, there were probably at least 15-25 messiah stories floating around at the time jesus would have walked the Earth in different locations all across the world(including the Americas, considering this was around the time they started producing culture). I believe there is more substantial evidence for neanderthals surviving into the last couple thousand years(as opposed to 15 thousand as is commonly accepted), then there is for Jesus specifically.
In a couple of thousand of years, people may view Charles Manson, David Koresh, Adolf Hitler, and even George Bush as Jesus(if you think about it)-doesn't mean any of them are.
2006-08-20 07:28:34
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answer #3
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answered by rhambass 4
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Hoax based off myths.
2006-08-20 07:13:44
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answered by AiW 5
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Well I believe Jesus EXISTED and I think he was a good teacher. I dont believe he was the son of god though. That is all a myth or hoax.
2006-08-20 07:08:44
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answered by Anonymous
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The Bible is just a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve etc, and of course some intriguing imaginary places like Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo.
I certainly don’t believe in the Bible and I doubt any reasonably intelligent person would either. However, if you view the Bible as a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve, Noah, and so on, then you can certainly start to see a clever interwoven plot, that the audience is unaware of. It’s really just a drama thriller with clever twists.
You see, if you seriously think about it in an unbiased manner, then clearly the actor God in the Bible could really be the Devil, and the audience (religious believers) are being sucked into being the bad guys, who then use religion to get everyone fighting each other.
On the other hand, the more intelligent audience (Atheists) spot the plot and try their best to teach believers that this is just nonsense, stop getting sucked in. Some people have over time decided that the play is real. That's very sad.
2006-08-20 07:07:59
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answered by Brenda's World 4
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Can't say for sure. I think Jesus possibly was real, though no real evidence outside of the Bible exists, or has been found yet. As for the stories of Jesus, all hoax.
Be good.
2006-08-20 07:14:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Not hoax, not Myth, The perfect little baby, that became the perfect little boy, and grow-up to be the perfect man, just a little bit less perfect than an angel, and he die not only to save the World but for the Love of His and your Father Heavenly God. Try it, face solid value, you can't go wrong, and then you will be save! !
2006-08-20 07:12:45
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answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5
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myth....but wait a minute. a hoax and a myth r almost the same thing. u need to rephrase that lil tool guy
2006-08-20 07:06:44
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answered by Anonymous
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Religion is all about killing and torture.
God smote people with fire and brimstone. God turned Lots wife into a pillar of salt just for looking back at his murderous rampage. Jesus sends millions of people to burn in the fires of Hell.
Christians worship murderous torturers
2006-08-20 08:00:57
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answered by Anonymous
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