Athest Debates - Debating: Is Jesus God?

Is Jesus...anything? Was he? How would we know?

A viewer asked about this specific debate topic and if/how I'd address it.

[damianorsini]

Unrelated but Matt, that shirt is fire my dude

[klippklar]

Jesus and God — the funniest mythical duo since Pan and the Goat.

[arkdark]

Everything this guy says…makes perfect sense, indeed.

[MarkTucker-dhxu]

Look at me being engaged in the comments to support the creator. Watching till the end too

[denisebaldwin]

These episodes always end too quickly. Thank you!

[MisterG]

Covered that one very nicely. Thanks!

[YatrikShah-womi]

Hey Matt! That shirt is fire, love it! thanks for all the awesome content.

[yasaiasazuke]

The ancient Egyptians stoped human sacrifices 3000 years before the Roman Empire but they did not need a major change like a new religion and military conquest they simply made mummy shaped figurines to replace the sacrifice ...

[pansepot]

Yes, Jesus is god.
Jesus is god same way as Zeus and Thor are gods.
I think such a debate would be spent entirely in clarifying what the question asks and all the ways it can be interpreted. Personally I don’t include ‘existence’ in the definition of god. Whether or not gods exist irl is a separate question imo.

[bluevayero]

"is Jesus god" is a theological question, and "Jesus isn't" is a historical answer. The question "is Harry Potter a wizard" can be asked and answered independently of "is there a Harry Potter" and "are there wizards".

[Bob-of-Zoid]

I heard they have two Jesus's now, across town at the asylum!

[ThePaulld]

interestingly this question is debated in "christian" circles too, i recently saw it between jonathan pageau and john vervaeke

[ApeinSpace]

Well look, I met Jesus at Starbucks a couple of weeks ago. He was a great barista.

[roner]

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” Was Jesus speaking to himself? Weird people those Christians.

[abigfavor]

Is Anakin Skywalker the chosen one? Is Harry Potter the chosen one? Is Superman stronger than Batman? Is Thanos inevitable? Is Tony Stark Ironman?

[mr.d.]

Jesus / god. Both are characters of fiction from a book. Next question : When is Aslans' birthday?

[bodricthered]

As useful a question as what colour earwax do vulkans have, first prove the thing we're talking about exists or existed.

[danielbyrnes]

Hey Matt, I see you are growing your beard. Are you undergoing theosis?

[BrianBattles]

Whenever I hear discussions about the existence of god or Jesus, etc, I mentally plug in Santa or the Easter Bunny and it makes no difference

[Falcontf]

Everytime I see Matt I think he's about to be beamed up by aliens :D