I personally think its a hoax to get money and rateings, but as an Atheist, I have to wonder, will this have the same effect on our culture that Da Vinci Code had?
And will we see Jesus tomb questions one out of every 4 questions in this category?
2007-02-27 01:36:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it is likely a hoax. However I don't think it would make a difference either way. Christianity is a religion of faith. You can have faith despite truth. Many people have faith in things that are completely without grounds and yet they still believe. Sometimes their faith is so wrong but so strong that it ends up killing them.
2007-02-27 01:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The very fact that the Da Vinci Code and the discovery of bones have an effect at all...I can only conclude that modern day Christianity's faith is very shallow and hollow.
I don't mean faith that these are not true, but faith in the teachings themselves.
If people actually benefitted directly (like me) from Jesus' teachings (through practice in life)...then even finding out the Bible is not all that accurate, Jesus had a family, Jesus' birth was not from a 'virgin', etc, etc...they would still believe and have faith in the teachings.
Nothing discovered could detract from experience of what the teachings can do in your life.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-02-27 09:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can hear the laughter of any real scientists in the crowd....how do we know these bones are really the bones of "the" Jesus Christ and His family?
DNA testing?
So, who has samples of Jesus' DNA to compare with??
And...why hasn't anyone done any DNA testing on Jesus and Mary's "son"??
What affect did the Da Vinci Code have, except to get a few idiots all excited?
Personally, I agree...it's a hoax.
Yeah, we'll be seeing these questions for awhile...but, like the Da Vinci Code, it'll die out before too long.
Oh, btw, I'm a Christian...but it isn't upsetting me even a little bit. I'll probably watch the documentary...I expect it will be about as boring as the Titanic...
2007-02-27 10:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's anything more than a hoax, it will certainly have effects. But you have to take the long view of this.
Think of the first batch of "Christians" who were totally convinced Jesus would return within their life-times. This sense of immediacy died out with that generation. It was in turn replaced by the perennial, and eminently more practical, "He'll be here soon ... but ya never know" and the rest of the "end-days" gibberish.
In other words, there are aspects of reality which force a modification as what parts of the dogma get stressed, and which get put on the back burner or left to wither on the vine of silence.
One medium-term effect might be factional disputes and the budding of proto-sects and "tendencies." (For example, Paul's silly notions of celibacy etc., might take a hit.)
But again, this is assuming we're not looking at yet another of the periodic hoaxes we get from that part of the world & Hollywood.
2007-02-27 10:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait a second, back off a little. You claim that they uncovered that Jesus had a wife and son. Wrong, that's only a claim made by some sharpies who want to make a few million bucks.
The boxes have been known to be there for many years. Church officials and archiologists don't believe the claim.
I am a non-believer too, but I don't jump at every little thing that comes up to dispute the teachings of the churches. People are free to believe whatever they please. Only when they attempt to shove their beliefs down my throat, or when they bash non-believers do I answer them in a less than polite way.
So wait until the bones and containers are thoroughly studied and proven one way or the other before coming to your own conclusions.
2007-02-27 10:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't mean anything, there is no way of being 100% sure that this is THE Jesus. They say that the probability of another family of that time having those names is low, but there is still a possibility. With Religion being based on blind faith those hardcore believers whose world would be dramatically affected by this will still hold to the possibility that its not true. Unless they could 100% determine that those remains are the remains of Jesus Christ it will not matter much. The Churches will all claim that, however unprobable, it is in reality another family. Consider as well all the conspiracy theorists out there I'm sure they could come up with a different explanation like, Jesus wasn't as widely accepted in his time as he is now and his followers may have planted the bodies with those names on their tombs as a decoy for anyone who may have had thoughts of desecrating Jesus's tomb. Faith and Devotion to their beliefs will allow people to discount this as fake or coincidence
2007-02-27 10:04:51 · answer #6 · answered by vospire s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What lasting effects did the Da Vinci Code have on our culture?
I think the fact that people are still looking for answers is a good thing.
2007-02-27 09:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer to your second question seems to be yes...there does seem to be a million questions on this subject already.
I agree that I think its a hoax and to be honest, if they have found Jesus of Narareth's bones and his wife's and son's, how can they possibly prove that its the same Jesus of Narareth that Christianity is based on? Its not like they have records or anything from back then - its like saying they've found the bones of Victoria from London and claiming its the bones of a queen!
However, I think that a whole bunch of christians will be causing riots because of it and all that kind of stuff just like the Da Vinci Code. To be honest with ya, I think that christians who can't handle these kind of 'attacks' on their faith need to spend less time rioting and more time with God sorting out their faith..
Surely, faith is based on belief not on lack of scienfic evidence against it.
2007-02-27 09:48:32 · answer #8 · answered by Casper P.D. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Same effect as Da Vinci Code? Do you mean no effect because that is what Da Vinci Code had?
2007-02-27 09:42:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus never had a son and never had a wife. Since you are an atheist, I seriously suggest you go research more on Christianity's real history because modern day Christianity has never said anything about a wife and son of Jesus.
Either way, since you are an atheist, and therefore do not believe in any religion, researching on a religion is not gonna change a thing right?
2007-02-27 09:46:51 · answer #10 · answered by 0 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it's necessarily a hoax. I think they honestly believe they have something, but much like Christianity, they can't possibly prove it. So, the logical thing to do would be to let them have their fun and keep on living in reality. They have to be deluding themselves a bit, though, to really think they have something solid here.
I don't think it would be remotely possible to ever show that you have "the" Jesus' remains. I think it would cause people to shift their religion's history a bit, and some people would resist, break away, and continue to insist that Jesus was never found, but it wouldn't really have any lasting effects.
I can just see this as a sad argument against homosexual marriage - "marriage should only be like that of Jesus and Mary."
2007-02-27 09:45:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋