Does the possibility that the message, preached by Jesus of Nazereth, was influenced by Buddhism take away from it's merit?

If I believe that there is no absolute objective morality, then I can't see that it makes any difference. And I do so believe.

Also @Mujus, in case i was previous rude, and unnecessarily aggressive, I apologise - I can't remember now why i was angry, but i was. (I can apologise for the tone without taking away from the content of my message, right?)

What reason does anyone have to doubt the Christian religion?

@slyguy: I think the Billion of so Muslims in the world would claim that Mohamed was a more recent prophet from God than Jesus, and as such his message supersedes the Christian one...

They've even got a pretty book, with holy words in'it :p

lol "what reason does anyone have"

dude. the same reason i have to doubt everything else

The bible was written over thousands of years by over 50 different people, yet none of it contradicts itself, and the authors sometimes never met each other! None of it can be proved wroung. It's obviously 100% true and is the greatest book ever written...

Give a reason that christianity is false

Here we go again. Popcorn please.

I find that anyone who takes time and actually reads the bible is usually convinced of its authenticy

http://wtfdidtheysay.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/2397_bpfobu.jpg

Which part was so convincing, the part where the Sun stood still (implying that the Earth stopped rotating, implying that the law of conservation of angular momentum just mysteriously stopped working) or the part where everything sprang into existence in 168 hours about 4000 years ago?

@Slyguy, have you read the Qur'an? Is that not reason enough to doubt the divinity of Jesus of Nazereth?

tell me what it says I can't get on the sight eden

I mean, you only wanted a reason for anyone to question christianity; I'm pretty sure i have you one.

Do you not think it's a good reason, or have you not read the Qur'an?

Do I think what's a good reason?

it says "thar be a shitstorm a brewin"

now then, which part was convincing to you?

I'm confused...

That the Qur'an says Jesus was a prophet from God, and that the most recent Prophet (Mohamed) has the newest revision of what God wants us to do... i mean, if you haven't read the Qur'an that's fine, but just because you don't know about a reason doesn't mean you should advertise your ignorance.

Seriously though, was it the creation of the Earth in seven days or the defiance of the laws of physics by making the Earth stop rotating that convinced you of the truth of the Bible?

I think you've turned him atheist!

Simon, yes, we should each question our own beliefs--you are absolutely correct in that. But given an all-powerful God who sent his son to die for our sins and to buy us back out of the slavery/bankruptcy we sold ourselves into, it's easy to believe the rest of the Bible--God can do anything that's not contrary to his nature. Second point: The fact that there are religious philosophies that disagree with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament does not disprove anything in the Bible. If your point is merely that one should question one's beliefs, however, then I agree.

The bible was written over thousands of years by over 50 different people, yet none of it contradicts itself, and the authors sometimes never met each other! None of it can be proved wroung. It's obviously 100% true and is the greatest book ever written...

http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/video1.htm

ROFL no contradictions in there...

watch the whole thing before you start whining...

My favorite miracle of the all-powerful loving diety? Making a city exist when Joshua came through.

It's a pretty cool story, bro, 'cause Jericho was a ruin when Joshua showed up. Only ruins. Not after he showed up, /before/ he showed up. Yeah, a diety that can make a city appear just to knock it down again? That's my kind of diety.

@Mujus: 'If your point is merely that one should question one's beliefs, however, then I agree.'

my point was in responce to 'What reason does anyone have to doubt the Christian religion?'

It was a fairly simple answer I thought. It is not my personal reason for doubt, just a reason which ~1 Billion Muslims have.

On the other hand, 'the same reason i have to doubt everything else' (Thucy) is entirely the position of the skeptic saying you should question everything.

There are other more direct attacks on the infallibility of the bible, but i don't think any were needed to address Slyguy's question.