In the year 1000 BC, during the peak of the Middle Ages, Henry the 8th's 47th wife was shot by the Viking Vlad the Fat following the invention of gunpowder in Europe. This momentous event inspired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to depict the tragedy. It also served as the catalyst for the decline of Europe's population.
World War II was a tragedy with one of the main belligerents being Genghis Khan on behalf of Germany. At one point, he sent Alexander the Great to negotiate with the Soviet Union, but their effort was hampered by the language barrier - Latin and Soviet were entirely different languages.
Pedantic, but I feel like you should specify 1 AD or 1 BC in the middle ages question. Or don't, it really doesn't matter since it's not the right answer.
I work at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, and I have at least twice been asked by a guest if the oarholes on the sides of the ships were for the cannons...
What is your goal with this statement? Like do you just want people to see this and argue or do you think everyone is going to unanimously agree and say yes there is no Jesus. Why make a statement that at best will only start a comment war and at worst will make someone new to Jetpunk not feel welcome on the sight because you know there is no actual purpose for this comment other than to argue and cause division.
You could say the bible is based on a true story or better yet stories. How much is real is the question. I am not religious but still believe Jesus existed as a person. He just didn't walk on water or turn water into wine. At least that's what I think.
I feel like, in this case, it's not useless to stir the pot a little, because if nobody does, you'll get people confidently stating that "he was definitely an objectively real person", when that is absolutely not the case.
Many historians do believe it is lkely or very likely he existed, but as far as I know, no serious historian says that this is a "definite and objective fact", because, well, it isn't - and I'm pretty sure that if there was conclusive evidence, it wouldn't be discovered in this Jetpunk comments section.
My personal opinion, and I realise nobody asked for it, is that the question is ill-defined. What criteria would someone have to meet to be considered the "real, historical Jesus"?
Does he have to be exactly as in the Bible? In that case, I think we can confidently rule out his existence, which would violate the laws of physics.
Is it enough to assert that there once was an apocalyptic Jewish preacher who was killed by the Romans? In that case, not only did he exist, but there were likely several!
So, unless someone puts forth a definitive set of criteria a "historial Jesus" has to meet, I think the conversation is pointless.
I don't think it's as difficult as you are making it @dunking.
The historical Jesus would be the person whose followers became Christians and spread their religion over the world. The alternative theory, that Jesus was made up later (when? by whom?), has no evidence at all.
The divinity of Jesus is of course a completely separate issue.
Well, your teacher was wrong. I've also heard some religious people say the same thing about Ramesses II (of whom we have the actual physical body) or of Alexander the Great (when we can trace the physical movement of his armies through Europe, Africa and Asia).
That's not a knock on Jesus, by the way. Most people don't leave significant traces of their lifetime. Political and military leaders are much more likely to.
Even if Jesus did exist, it's entirely expected that we would find a lot less archaeological evidence of him than of word leaders.
To quizmaster: why is a super-easy quiz like this where most people get 100% or close to it still worth 5 points? Why not grade the points on a logarithmic scale of difficulty and time/effort/knowledge required?
Better yet, find a way by how long it takes to answer a given question to test if the quiz taker was using google or other means to find the answers. There definitely are ways to do that, though not easy.
Having worked with high schoolers, I can attest that including that MLK choice would elicit a lot of people choosing that one. They did even when there wasn't multiple choice.
I love the idea of 19% of people getting to the last question on the quiz and suddenly deciding that THIS is the time to second-guess the obvious answer.
I thought vikings used guns, that's why they terrorized Europe for so long. I think someone should fact check this piece of information. I am so disappointed I got this wrong because of someone's ignorance, I call for better background research, and better judgment before you would make a sorry excuse for a quiz like this one.
World War II was a tragedy with one of the main belligerents being Genghis Khan on behalf of Germany. At one point, he sent Alexander the Great to negotiate with the Soviet Union, but their effort was hampered by the language barrier - Latin and Soviet were entirely different languages.
Also, Splinter should be an option for the Sistine Chapel question, tho have the complete set. Adding April O'neil might be overkill.
which two percent thought the Vikings used guns?"Nearly all historical scholars accept Jesus' historical existence as a real person."
Also believes himself to be Batman.
*facepalm*
Many historians do believe it is lkely or very likely he existed, but as far as I know, no serious historian says that this is a "definite and objective fact", because, well, it isn't - and I'm pretty sure that if there was conclusive evidence, it wouldn't be discovered in this Jetpunk comments section.
Does he have to be exactly as in the Bible? In that case, I think we can confidently rule out his existence, which would violate the laws of physics.
Is it enough to assert that there once was an apocalyptic Jewish preacher who was killed by the Romans? In that case, not only did he exist, but there were likely several!
So, unless someone puts forth a definitive set of criteria a "historial Jesus" has to meet, I think the conversation is pointless.
The historical Jesus would be the person whose followers became Christians and spread their religion over the world. The alternative theory, that Jesus was made up later (when? by whom?), has no evidence at all.
The divinity of Jesus is of course a completely separate issue.
That's not a knock on Jesus, by the way. Most people don't leave significant traces of their lifetime. Political and military leaders are much more likely to.
Even if Jesus did exist, it's entirely expected that we would find a lot less archaeological evidence of him than of word leaders.
Better yet, find a way by how long it takes to answer a given question to test if the quiz taker was using google or other means to find the answers. There definitely are ways to do that, though not easy.
Also Belarus and Russiathank you and long live macedonia