Tecoyah -- I'm just disproving an argument for Jesus's non-existence, not arguing for his existence. The quote I was responding to specifically said there was only one possible explanation for Paul's failure to mention the virgin birth, so conjecture is a perfectly valid response.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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