Reply #28: everything I believe is based on these little black marks [View All]

that are made on pieces of paper. I learn these shapes which I learn are called letters, and the letters form words, some of which I memorize to form my vocabulary.

Okay, I am being a smart-ass, but I do not understand the question. Any historical or geographical question is answered by books. Do I believe there is a Russell, Kansas? Yes. Why? Because it is listed in my road atlas. I have never been there, but I read about it.

There are books, thousands of books which say Jesus was a historical figure. I have not seen, nor read any, which claim he was not. Just because Josephus made no mention of him, does not prove anything. So how do you prove that someone wasn't there? If I write a book about my great-great grandfather based on stories my grandfather told me, is there any way to prove that they are not true? He died in 1929 so how are you going to find eyewitnesses who can remember what happened or did not happen a hundred years ago?

Anyway, I consider the question to be not important enough for me to even read a book about it, much less dig deeper.