"copycat Messiah" Who here has believed the zeitgeist movie? (or similar claims by others)?

Question

how many people here on the web have been taken in by the claims made by the zeitgeist movie against Christianity.

zeitgeist movie was based on a book heavily criticized by scholars, the copycat messiah myth is very easily refutable with little historical knowledge of other pagan beliefs.

~Here is a great resource as well, just scroll down the page and it has a nice big list of alleged "copycat" Messiah candidates and responses, from Adad to Horus to Zulis.

http://www.kingdavid8.com/Copycat/Home.html

even just abit of digging on Wikipedia helps to refute most of the rubbish that circles around the internet.

Answer 1

I believe it 100%.

If it weren't true, why does the online movie exist?  That doesn't even make sense.

I'm Atheist!

Answer 2

I do believe that Jesus was based on deities before him. But i think Zeitgeist jumps the gun and is not a reliable source

I am in fact all about the facts ya know. ;)

Answer 3

I consider Zeitgiest to be an intellectually dishonest film, not because of the filmmakers personal bias, but because of its disregard for the truth. There is so much questionable statements that can easily be refuted, or controversial points that have legitimate opposing views that should have been presented.

The "Mythology of Jesus" theory was an obscure and generally dismissed theory.

It has gained exposure due to author "Acharya S" and her collaboration with the Zeitgeist filmmaker. (She is also author of the films companion guide) But even the casual but astute viewer will find considerable silliness in the some of the conjectures where practically any numerical or astrological connection 'proves' mytholical derision. Son=sun? Three stars in Orions belt = three kings? Virgo = Mary because the astrological sign sort of looks like an M? Who buys this stuff?

Some other views:

" The idea of Jesus as a myth is rejected by the majority of biblical scholars and historians. In 2004, Richard Burridge and Graham Gould stated that they did not know of any "respectable" scholars that held the view today. Robert E. Van Voorst has stated that biblical scholars and historians regard the thesis as "effectively refuted"."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_myth_...

"There is no shortage of information which refutes this viewpoint. But this type of conspiracy relies on two elements common to web surfers: First, they're only willing to check facts at the most superficial level, which usually means they'll read a message or watch a clip just once before forming an opinion and moving on. " Ref:

http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/s...

"...(a) common problem in the film: presenting something in such a shallow manner without further corroboration or scholarly evidence." - Ref:

http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/12284

Here's an excellent site for point-by-point rebuttals:

http://www.conspiracyscience.com/article...

For a collection of rebuttals, check out:

http://webskeptic.wikidot.com/zeitgeist-...

Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Chris...