Would the ability of being able to meet Jesus Christ through time travel turn you into a believer if the stories hold true?

The stories wouldn’t be true, because of this little thing called physics….lol.

Hard one. I would love to meet Him, and see if all we’ve been told is true for a FACT, rather than having just FAITH and the Bible to base our beliefs on. If He turned out to be a charlatan of some sort, of course I could acknowledge that. Totally worth the risk.

@blackberry Thank you for the answer, but even if in fact he defied the laws of physics my question was would that be enough to turn you into a believer?

We know what we know. Engaging in hypotheticals about the past is a waste of time, unless of course you have time to waste.
But having said that, if there was a time machine, and there was metaphysical proof that the Jesus myth was indeed fact, it would change everything.

@Josie I agree but what if there was no way to come back to present time to share the proof. Would it be worth the risk of the time travel?

If I had the ability to time travel, I don’t think I’d waste my one chance to travel through time and space on finding out if Jesus was real.
I would hope my faith would be strong enough to reassure me that the stories are true.

Plus, I would rather not be stuck in his day. A world where punishment is being hung from a cross just doesn’t sound inviting.

And if you did get back to your time, no one is going to believe you. So…what’s the point? (But yes, I’d be a believer…I’d have to be!)

@Feta good point! There are other alternatives I guess you could travel back to that would indeed be a better time lol. What about if you found out not all the stories were true about him or what if you found out more to the story than is written do you think that evidence would be enough to turn you into a nonbeliever?

@JoeyOhSoClever A nonbeliever in “Jesus the Messiah”...but in God? No.

I don’t believe some of the things the Bible says he did. It just defies logic. But maybe it did happen.

This is why I try to refrain from calling myself a “Christian”. I don’t really follow Christ. I just try to be a good person and I believe in a divine presence…or God.

I think that while you’re at it imagining there is a way to time-travel back to the time of Jesus Christ, you might as well imagine that there is no risk of not returning.
And that you will be Jesus’s BFF and become the thirteenth apostle while you’re at it.
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Lucky thirteen…

Stories? Which stories? I believe Jesus existed. Will going back mean I find out for sure Mary was a virgin? That would be a big step in proving to me Jesus was God’s son. Him dying on the cross would not prove anything. Do you mean we see everything proven, al lthe stories? All the bible? I believe a lot of it happened, or some variation thereof, but I don’t believe in God.

I definitely would not go back in time to find out, especially if it risks not being able to come back.

I don’t need it, since I already believe that the Bible is fact. I would be nice to meet and observe Jesus and the disciples just to learn more. I’d particularly love to shadow Paul.

@genjgal See I love that answer. I agree I would love to shadow Paul as well.

@dabbler I don’t get where you’re going with that.

Since the stories were written decades after the purported life of Jesus, I’m sceptical of them being even remotely accurate. The case is made worse when considering that some of the stories are contradictory and mutually exclusive. When testimonies contradict, we typically doubt their veracity.

Since there’s absolutely no primary historical evidence of Jesus’s existence, I’m sceptical that I’d find anyone fitting his supposed descriptions and actions. It would be a complete shot in the dark—like going back to see if King Arthur were real, or Robin Hood.

All there is is a narrative constructed on the mere “rapid” emergence and existence of Christianity and the claims of the early adherents to Christianity, none of whom were contemporaneous to the supposed Jesus Christ. It actually amazes me how most seemingly serious historians specialising in this period believe in Jesus’s historicity. I can’t help but think there’s a huge systemic social desirability and/or Christian bias within this field. It’s as if almost the entire field of research has attracted Christians looking to confirm what they already believe to be true, or maybe they sell more books this way. But I digress…

If it’s a one-way trip. I’m not going for obvious reasons. I don’t even speak the languages…

If I can return, then let’s suppose I do travel back to ancient Judea two-thousand years ago. It could be difficult to verify a lot of the supposed miracles, even if I were to be there seeing them happen, but I could be convinced. And if I find that Matthew 27:52 happened, then I’m an instant convert.

@Kropotkin I wish I can give that answer two GAs, it’s exactly what I am looking for. Thank you.

@JoeyOhSoClever I meant it rather literally, why not imagine that your time machine is reliable. And if you’re going to see enough of Jesus to convince you of anything, why not imagine being a close associate?

And if you put all the stories I’ve heard about Jesus together, my time in his presence will confirm some of them and undermine others just about whatever he does. “A believer”, now that’s ambiguous. But I’d believe all the stories his actions confirm.

Nope.

No, I’d rather meet another avatar, like Matsya or Narasimha.

Nah, i’d figure it was David Blaine in a smock…he’s such a fucking prankster.