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Originally Posted by troutman
Third-party evidence (hearsay), (and evidence that is not contemporary) is hugely unreliable. It is not admissible in a court of law for good reason.
The "peasant from Galilee" is a common archetype in many world mythologies. So are virgin births, miracles and resurrections.
This does not have to diminish the Christian message - it is still important, whether Jesus lived or not. I don't think we can answer that question with any certainty. It is fair as Text has done, to assign a probability to it.
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Third-Party evidence is not admissible in CRIMINAL court, however, it is more then relevant in Civil proceedings. The very idea that the parol evidence rule exists is to solidify the idea that Third-party evidence holds some merit. In civil proceeding where decisions are made based on a balance of scale rather than without reasonable doubt, the all so infamous hearsay is just another piece of evidence that goes some way to establishing evidence for one side or the other.
Basing your entire perception on the finite spectrum of criminal law is foolhardy and one perception someone schooled in the annals of the judiciary should not be making.