Hello all,first post in this forum so please be kind
I was sitting in Chapel at school today and I head the chaplain say 'St Luke would witness the greatest event in history.' And it got me thinking, was Jesus Christ really the greatest event that has ever happened? He has affected millions of people in millions of ways but are they all positive? Is his life really the best thing to have happened to humans. Being an atheist myself I feel biased in thinking it wasn't but I'm struggling to find something truely better.
I do not dispute it was a profound moment, him being the son of God or not. His influence has changed the western world, or perhaps created it as we know it today? But is this necessarily a good thing? Wars have been fought in his name and thousands have died upholding the morals he preached. Perhaps in modern times this is acceptable as fairness and kindness are things all people should benefit from. But I have to question if the morals inflicted on the Muslims during the crusades or to some extent today in Iraq really warrant it. But I digress.
Was the birth of Jesus Christ the greatest event ever witnessed? What do you think?
L