Jesus's story is just another version of many other ancient deities

Now I will begin debunking my opponents arguments.1. Jesus had his 12 apostles. "None of them knew about Jesus. " Except for the ones that spent their lives following him around and preaching his word. The 4 gospels are written from people who were Jesus's disciples. Mark witnessed Jesus's death. Peter was made the first pope. Paul had his life turned around once he saw the light and became an apostle. They were published a number of years after Jesus's death, but they were written by people who lived by Christ. These "contradictions" you point out aren't really contradictions. It's almost like you picked out random verses. You said that not everyone who knew Jesus wrote in the Bible. Of course not! Why would they extend the book even more to include stories of Jesus that have already been told. "The fragments all come from writers born after 30 AD. " That's not true at all. Paul's writings take up much of the New Testament, and he was born in 5 AD (sources below). When you say that "many writing talk about Jesus in the future tense", I actually understand what you're saying there from looking at the Scripture. But the reason they talk about him in the future tense is because they're speaking of Jesus in Heaven, the Kingdom of God, the afterlife. When you point out your contradictions with Thomas and Judas, you're going to have to give a specific passage.2. a. Dionysus, or Bacchus, was the Roman/Greek god of wine. While Dionysus was a "travelling teacher", he was not a spiritual teacher like Jesus. The legend goes he travelled around teaching people the secrets of the vine (wine making). There is no record of Dionysus having December 25th as a significant day. Besides, while Jesus's birthday is celebrated on December 25th (the day known as birth of the sun in Pagan traditions), it is believed that he was born sometime in the spring. There are actually 2 accounts of Dionysus's birth, neither of which imply a virgin birth: Zeus impregnates a mortal woman, Semele, much to the jealously of Hera. Hera convinces Semele to ask Zeus to reveal his glory to her, but because no mortal can look upon the gods and live, Semele is instantly incinerated. Zeus then takes the fetal Dionysus and sews him into his own thigh until his birth. Dionysus is the product of Zeus and Persephone. Hera becomes insanely jealous and tries to destroy the infant by sending the titans to kill him. Zeus comes to the rescue but it's too late- the Titans had eaten everything but Dionysus's heart. Zeus then takes the heart and implants it into the womb of Semele. Titles - The list is fabricated, as Dionysus was only a semi-deity. Example:"Only Begotten Son" - Zeus had several relationships with women and fathered many children. This is just an example to show that the list is fabricated, because Zeus had many other children and Dionysus was merely the ancient god of wine "Bread and Wine as symbols"--again, this is because he was the god of wine. Dionysus's death was not anything like a crucifixion, he was eaten alive by Titans as an infant. After that, he ascended to Mount Olympus and had an infant rebirth. As you can see, it is ridiculous to compare these two because they are very different.2. b. Horus Horus was NOT born to a virgin. His story goes like this: When we examine Isis as Horus' mother, we are told Isis was not a virgin, but the widow of Osiris. Isis practices magic to raise Osiris from the dead so she can bear a son that would avenge his death. Isis then becomes pregnant from the sperm of her deceased husband. Again, no virgin birth occurs: "[Isis]made to rise up the helpless members [penis] of him whose heart was at rest, she drew from him his essence [sperm], and she made there from an heir [Horus]. " Horus's birth is celebrated in the month of Khoiak (October/November) Horus's parents fled to another part of Egypt, but not to Egypt because they were already there. Horus was never crucified. Egyptian mythology never mentions him dying either. The closest thing to a resurrection he has is his merging with Osiris. You can see here that there are plenty of differences. Hopefully enough to dispel the theory that they are the same person (many important facts like birth and death are nothing alike). If you would like more differences, I can provide them in the next round.2. b. Zoroastrianism Again, no mention of a virgin birth in the account of his birth. Here it is: Zoroaster's parents (Dukdaub and Pourushasp) were a normal married couple who conceive a son through natural means. Zoroaster is described as laughing when he is born as well as having a visible, glowing aura about him: "[Zoroaster]had come into the posterity. .. who are Pourushasp, his father, and Dukdaub who is his mother. And also while he is being born andfor the duration of life, he produced a radiance, glow, and brilliance from the place of his own abode. .. "Denkard, Bk 5 2:1-2 Zoroaster began is ministry at age 30 like Jesus, but that's only because Zoroaster came out of seclusion at that time. He had been shunned and ignored for 12 years until his religion was accepted by King Vishtaspa. Jesus had followers much earlier in his life. Zoroaster was slaughtered (not crucified) the age of 77. His death had no spiritual purpose. Zoroaster is not mentioned in texts until hundreds of years after the widespread of Christianity. The Zoroastrian priests added his "incredible acts" hundreds of years after his death, to make the religion more appealing. ConclusionThe similarities you mentioned that I didn't cover were mainly "miracles" they performed. That being because many gods at the time had similar stories of miracles (because they believe they are holy). This doesn't prove that they are the same person. Jesus is not the same as others you mention. Not only were the historical accounts of each religion at different time periods, they also had many differences. More than similarities. My argument is that the religions can coexist and have their savior - they are not the same story, and Jesus was a real person. Sources: . http://www.sacred-texts.com...http://www.pantheon.org...;http://www.pantheon.org...http://www.sacred-texts.com...;http://www.pantheon.org...http://www.pantheon.org...;http://www.pbs.org...;