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To: Grantcw who wrote (23715)	7/24/1998 10:16:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<I believe there's enough evidence to believe that the truth was that Jesus performed many miracles and that He claimed to be the Son of God who died for our sins. These are the only things that I REALLY care about being true because the basis of my faith is grounded in it.>> Hi Grant! How exactly do you know that Jesus performed miracles? I have read several explanations of this, including the one where the stories of the miracles were embellished over time as Jesus' early followers wrote about them. A lot of miracles seem also to have been influenced by ancient mythologies and carried forward into the Bible. This is, I am sure, not the best url that could be found on the subject, but it is interesting: wings.buffalo.edu

To: Grantcw who wrote (23715)	7/24/1998 10:17:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Grant, I am not arguing that it is not okay to have a religious belief system, incidentally. I am just saying that while if you are going to have one it is important to believe in it, that does not mean necessarily that very much of the Bible is actually true in ordinary reality. For example, there were many, many crucified saviors just before Jesus. Many of them were born on December 25, because that date happens to be just after the shortest days of the year, and represents the rebirth of the sun. Most of these guys were sun gods. In fact, the light around Jesus' head is sometimes thought to be a remnant of worship of the sun. Joseph Campbell, in "The Power of Myth", states that the idea of a crucified and resurrected worship figure represents the death of the animal self and the birth of the spiritual self in all of us. The fact that this theme is repeated so often makes it seem like it is a very important need in humans to work through these issues.