Lotan: state you claim for the existence of Jesus

[The Duke of Vandals]

If you're not Lotan, feel free to post here, but don't expect me to reply. This is a one on one debate between Lotan and I.

Lotan: please state your stance on the gospel Jesus and support your assertions with evidence.

[otseng]

If you two really want to have a one-on-one debate, we do have an one-on-one subforum in limbo that I can activate. Do you two want me to activate it and put this thread there?

[d.thomas]

I'd be interested to read the evidence that Lotan provides. I have no objection to it staying and I'll try to stay out of it.

[otseng]

I'd be interested to read the evidence that Lotan provides. I have no objection to it staying and I'll try to stay out of it.

Everybody would still be able to read it. Only Lotan and The Duke of Vandals would be able to post.

[Lotan]

Lotan: please state your stance on the gospel Jesus and support your assertions with evidence.

Hi Duke!
Depends what you mean by "the gospel Jesus".

Do you two want me to activate it and put this thread there?

Hi otseng,

I don't think you need to bother. I don't usually stray from this subforum anyway. If anyone wants to comment, that's fine with me.

[The Duke of Vandals]

Depends what you mean by "the gospel Jesus".

Which part of Gospel Jesus are you not understanding? Present your stance on the matter in the next post or concede the debate.

[Lotan]

Which part of Gospel Jesus are you not understanding?

All of it. Do you mean the Jesus in the gospel of Mark or the Jesus in the gospel of John, or the Jesus in the gospel of Thomas, but not the Jesus that Paul talks about? And what about the Jesus that Josephus mentions? Do you mean the Jesus who allegedly walked on water, or the Jesus who is credited with the parable of the sower?

Why do you think it's necessary to qualify him as "the gospel Jesus"?

The forum rules are pretty clear...

When you start a new topic in a debate subforum, it must state a clearly defined question(s) for debate.

Never mind that you haven't presented a question, define clearly what it is that you mean by "the gospel Jesus" (as opposed to some other Jesus?) and then maybe we can proceed.

Present your stance on the matter in the next post or concede the debate.

What are you, the boss of DC&R now? Present your own stance. You're the one who started the thread.

[The Duke of Vandals]

When you start a new topic in a debate subforum, it must state a clearly defined question(s) for debate.

Apparently, you're having some reading comprehension issues:

• Lotan: please state your stance on the gospel Jesus and support your assertions with evidence.

Stop evading and present your stance on the gospel Jesus. I'm not going to define your stance for you beyond the Jesus referred to in the Christian gospels. You're old enough that you shouldn't need me to hold your hand and too smart to be stupid enough to miss the debate topic simply because it didn't end in a question mark.

Last chance: present your claim in your next post or you concede. Period.

[otseng]

Last chance: present your claim in your next post or you concede. Period.

TDoV, I suspect that you did you ask Lotan ahead of time if you two are going to engage in a one-on-one debate. Since he did not obligate himself ahead of time, there is actually no need for him to even respond at all to this thread.

Further, even if he did agree, silence does not meet concession. There is no rule stating that one must post anything, even when issued an ultimatum.

[jgh7]

This is kind of pathetic. Couldn't you guys have had your little ego-driven argument elsewhere?