Is Jesus really a legitimate philosopher? Judging by the case of famous author Ayn Rand, whose case is strikingly similar, I have the audacity to say no.
Ayn Rand claimed to be a renegade individualist, championing the individual over society, etc, and after a while, as her fame grew, she and her top ideological subordinates formed organizations that encouraged conformity to a non-conformist philosophy. Make sense? I didn't think so.
Jesus really was self-interested, more than Ayn Rand. "Believe in me and you will have eternal life, blah blah blah, Those who do not believe in me shall perish" (Revelations). Besides curing a few people, reforming the Jewish heirarchy, and talking about how great he was, he didnt do much until he was nailed to a post. According to recently-found written documents, Jesus told Judas to betray him. Jesus the master mythmaker? Could it be that the world-famous toga man from Bethlehem wanted the world over to believe in him forever, and completely fabricated the foresight? ("One of you here has betrayed me...tomorrow they come to arrest me.") Could this also imply that Peter was also told to deny him 3 times?
It's very well possible that Jesus was a fraud, much like, ironically, many who believe in him.
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