How do you think David blane or Chris Angel would've been percieved then?
2007-11-29 09:36:31 · 11 answers · asked by LetsGetReal 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think you're on to something here. His miracles were very "small time" and could be reproduced by average men and women in today's world.
2007-11-29 09:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by ►solo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not even that.
The evidence points to him being a fictional character, with a story based on the mythology of mythras. Indeed, it was the followers of mythrasian idealogy who first switched to Christianity (namely the Roman centurions and guards) and it was this that caused the Roman Empire (or at least half of it) to adopt Christianity as an act of pragmatism.
2007-11-29 17:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering that Blaine (you misspelled his name) and Chris are "street" magicians, and there were no streets, per se, back then, they probably would have had to get real jobs. ;)
Seriously, though, charlatans such as those two were as easily exposed back then as they are now. Without their camera tricks and other high-tech gimmicks, the pseudo-magicians wouldn't be able to pull a veritable rabbit out of a hat.
And you should be more careful about comparing a religious icon with hucksters. I know you were just trying to incite a "flame" war, for whatever jollies you'd get out of it, but you won't last long on this site with such malice of forethought (speaking of charlatans . . . !). So, straighten-up or ship-out.
2007-11-29 18:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I don't think David Blane is trying to get anyone to believe he is god.. so no.
Jesus didn't have scruples it would seem...
2007-11-29 17:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either him or Paul was (or whomever wrote the first few books of the new testament)
2007-11-29 17:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by Lord Lothian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought all the Blaintologists killed themselves in the reflecting pool.
What, there are no South Park fans here?
2007-11-29 17:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who are those people?
2007-11-29 17:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Nels 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ZOMG! He's levitating! It's a miracle!
2007-11-29 17:40:16 · answer #8 · answered by Freethinker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. They all have two things in common. Both are fake and full of it.
2007-11-29 17:40:32 · answer #9 · answered by RiotCrisis 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To me he was the Krusty of his time....
2007-11-29 17:40:10 · answer #10 · answered by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋