Jesus could only have been evil, insane, or God. Let's see how this works out. — Gregory
Lewis' trilemma is a variation of Credo quia absurdum.According to Lewis, Jesus could only have been evil, insane, or God. Let's see how this works out. — Gregory
Then maybe you should return the disfavor ...C.S. Lewis was a boring writer and knew nothing of philosophy. He knew nothing about philosophy. He has nothing to offer anyone and should have known better — Gregory
There are so many assumed axioms in both camps. — Sam Aldridge
Then maybe you should return the disfavor .. — baker
Part of the problem with CS Lewis is he only gave us three options. A fourth one would be that Jesus was a character in some apocalyptical religious traditions. We know there were many gospels and only 4 were chosen during a charged political process. We do not know who wrote the gospels and we know they were written many years after the events they supposedly describe. Mark being the oldest at around 65CE. The gospels are claims made - fan fiction if you like. We can't make any conclusions about an actual person. — Tom Storm
You assume then that he did not claim to be God? — Sam Aldridge
Either interpretation is valid. — Gregory
Christians say their interpretation is the best with regard to Jesus, but if anyone finds Christian theology itself to be ludicrous, this claim goes right out the window. — Gregory
evil, insane, or God — Gregory
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