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Comment by AndrewOMartin | Hacker News Reader

"Most of what you've read about him" is not equal to "most of what he said".

The most charitable source for this is probably Lewis's trilemma, which argues Jesus was either correct (he's the son of god), he's evil, or he's deluded.

More polemically, you have anything written by Christopher Hitchens on the subject.

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I think he was deluded about being the Son of God, but that doesn't mean we should throw out the ethical precepts he advocated. A life lived by the major tenets espoused by Jesus in the Bible - treat other people the way you would want to be treated, be compassionate to people who screw up, take care of people who are less fortunate than yourself - would be a good life. Not surprisingly, those are tenets that are common to most ethical systems, whether they are religious or philosophical.

Remember, he said we were all children of god. It was the hero-worshippers of the day that turned him into a special person. I don't believe he claimed to be any more than the rest of us.

If you do what Jesus said to do, doesn't that make you a follower or a student of his teachings? (the greek word for student is often translated as disciple)

I find it interest that just claiming a title is meaningless if you don't follow the rules associated with that title. But if you follow the rules and don't claim the title, what does that mean?

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