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Originally Posted by boxcar
It's not a different question. The "so-called" Docetists" did not deny Jesus' existence. They simply denied that he existed as a human being.
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If he existed but not as human being then we're off to the land of woo.
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Originally Posted by boxcar
Denying events in Christ's life is not the same as denying his existence. Denying the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is not analogous to denying his existence.
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But if he never died, was not buried, and was never resurrected then he ceases to be special. He's just the founder of another religious cult like Joseph Smith, L. Ron Hubbard and Reverend Moon.