Thinking Seriously About Nonsense
So I was on the Huffington Post’s religion page over the weekend and saw a ton of articles that just seemed silly to me. Here are a few examples:
Who Killed Jesus? An Examination of the Evidence
Pontius Pilate v. Jesus: Was It a Fair Trial?
Re-Enacting The Trial Of Jesus
The Mysteries Of The Last Supper And Jesus’ Final Days
Why Did Judas Betray Jesus?
This is of course all nonsense. I know Christians hate to hear that, but it is true. It truly saddens me that people take this crap so seriously that they pepper the media with such nonsense. For Christians, let me put it another way. What if they went to a popular media outlet and saw articles with titles such as:
Did Voldemort Really Kill Harry Potter’s Parents? An Examination of the Evidence
Jor El v. Zod: Was It a Fair Trial?
Re-Enacting The Trial Of Goldielocks
The Mysteries of the last lunch and Yoda’s Final Days
Why Did Darth Vader Betray the Emperor?
No one would take such a media outlet seriously; nor should they. It is all fiction and while such article might be fun to read at a party, no one ought to waste actual time and money researching such absurdities. Jesus is a fictional character and the story about him is fiction. People should stop wasting time with such ridiculousness and get on with their lives.
Filed under: anti-intellectualism, Biblical Scholarship, journalism, Religion
