Right, but the website says he does not exist because there are no first-hand accounts of what he says/does. I contest this with the fact there are four, plus the non-canonical gospels ((Such as the Gospel of Thomas, written in the 50s, which does not once Jesus "Christ" or "Lord" or etc. There is also the Gospel of Peter, written during the early 2nd century which is obviously pure fantasy, depicting a talking cross and etc. There is the Gospel of the Nazarenes which the original copy has been lost but many scholars place in the late 1st century, and included no accounts of miracle, resurrection, etc.)).
Also, the historian Josephus makes reference to many of the events found in the Gospels. Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus (Besides the reference of James being the brother of Jesus, he never actually directly references Jesus Himself:
“And so he (Ananus the High Priest, son on Annas) convened the judges of the Sanhedrin and brought before them a man called James, the brother of Jesus, who was called the Christi and certain others"
Also, there is the Rabbinical writings, the Talmud and Midrash.
In the Talmud, it is written:
"On the eve of Passover, they hanged Jesus the Nazarene.
And a herald went out before him for forty days saying ‘He is going to be stoned, because he practiced sorcery and enticed and led Israel astray. Anyone who knows anything in his favor, let him come and plead in his behalf. But, not having found anything in his favor, they hanged him on the eve of Passover."
((Note that in this period of time, hanging referred to hanging on the cross, not hanging on a noose.))
If anything is able to be called third party writings, it would be the Rabbinical texts of the Jewish High Priests and Pharisees.
Although there are no third-party accounts of His miracles ((at least not called miracles. The Jewish texts call it sorcery and witchcraft)), there are numerous accounts of the fact that He did exist.
The Christians, the Jewish, the Muslims, countless secular literature, all contend that He did once exist, although exactly what He was is widely contested : God in flesh, the Son of God, a wise prophet, a deceiver, just an ordinary person, etc.
But there are no third person and objective accounts from that time period; only the gospels speak of him, and they were written by people that possibly devised him, if he didn't exist (which, as it is, evidence seems to point to). You can't trust the first-person account from the people that possibly devised him.
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It wont solve anything, you can't shoot religion down with science or Logic, it's a matter of faith. The only way to kick religion out the window is to make a global occurance for every human being, giving them a "vision".
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2) This idea is simply the conspiracy stated in that document.
4) The Gospels aren't an objective third-party, so they're invalid.