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To be a Christ myther requires either casual arrogance, appalling ignorance, or some mixture of both. A blogger styled “Vridar” aka Neil Godfrey is typical of the sort of mixture of both that makes the Christ myth able to find places to reside in the intellectual cracks of society. I challenged Vridar to debate me on the issueof the authenticity of Paul’s letters here some time ago, and as is also typical of the Christ myth crowd, he ran with his tail between his legs, yowling like a scalded dog. I expect little different this time, even as I issue a fresh challenge over the subject today.

Vridat recently put

Dear 'Servant in Christ',

Why do people feel the need to debunk the ancient beliefs of others? Why bother? The story of the Roman (not Greek) demi-god Hercules, is a great story about a hero who conquered many chaotic forces and completed impossible tasks. He was not like Jesus, as he was constantly plagued by his own weakness of character. His labors were completed in order for him to be purified for his sins. The epic of Hercules is a tale of a man's constant cycle of sin, penance, redemption and toil. No one thinks that Hercules is the true Jesus or his precursor, or whatever it is you're insinuating. Hercules' moral structure and behavior were not Christ-like