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Originally Posted by Lebell
I concede the Mother Teresa and Ghandi (mostly because I don't care to go digging at this point), but I do not concede Jesus and the Buddha. Contrary to what has been asserted, Buddha's early life is not unknown. Also contrary to what you seem to want to assert, Jesus would not have been 'wealthy' or even 'well off', as carpenters were not considered even as equal to the merchant class at the time. At best, had Jesus not entered into preaching, he would have been in the upper lower class of the time. (From biblical accounts, Joseph does not appear to be in the picture when Jesus is an adult.)
As to the 'mythical' Jesus, I was specifically addressing your assertion,
This is indeed false, so I don't understand this next assertion,
since you failed to address the points I made. (Perhaps that is your training taking over.)
And capitalism did not exist in the ancient middle east? Seems that the merchants of the time practiced it pretty well. Perhaps you ought to hit the dictionary yourself and look up the definition of "capitalism".
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Oh dear god.
First of all, a myth is a story that relays a culture's ideals. Whether something is true or not doesn't determine whether something is a myth. If you had looked it up instead of just reacting to my statement, you would have found that out for yourself. Instead, I have to point it out to you along with the next incorrect assertion you make:
Capitalism wasn't around in B.C. or even the first 100 years of A.D. (whereever you want to place Jesus and his disciples).
Before you admonish someone to look something up, you might want to at least know what you're talking about. If you get interested in actually learning about these topics, the relevant terms would be: mercantilism, capitalism, and nation-states.