I have a difficult time accepting the proposition that world leaders buy in to their religions to such a degree that they would actually conspire to hasten their own destruction and that of their nations. Historically, such leaders always seek to benefit themselves no matter what their religions teach them. So the burden is on you as the investigative journalist, Mr. Baigent, to explain how leaders of modern nations could want to see the “end times” arrive.

while reading The Jesus Papers, i was constantly given the impression that many of his theories are put together based on the assumption that all his prior speculations are true, or at least more than likely to be true. is this the result of having found some actual evidence to support his theories? or perhaps, was it all learned… intuitively?

My biggest problem is that he’ll identify some kind of link or co-incidence, ascribe meaning to it, almost as a hypothetical then move on. But in the next chapter he’ll write something like “As we have proved….” and you think
“You didn’t prove anything, you stated a co-incidence or link, made and assertion and moved on, at no point did you provide any kind of proof.”

To be sure there was a lot of interesting information in the book, but his theories are completely unsupported.

So my question would be, “To whom do you aim your books. The christians, the atheists, the conspiracy nuts, the skeptics, or Joe Public off on holiday?

What does he believe? Is he a pure skeptic, or does he have any beliefs in the supernatural?

Question 1: What are your thoughts about the Chirac-George W. conversation about Iraq and supernaturalism?
Question 2: How do you think the Obama Administration and/or the Democratic Congress will rely upon biblical prophecy in US foreign policy?

perhaps:

A) Why do you think these alleged conspiracies are so secret? What do they have to gain in utter secrecy?

B) If these massive conspiracies are true, what should the average person do about it? How can anyone fight against shadows that only a handful even know exist?

I could probably do that myself from the title, but by the way the title is written I could interpet it two different eays.

Okay, and then there’s that whole other line of thought about the Knights Templar and the Rosicrucians and the Holy Grail and Joseph of Arimethea and whatnot. I mean, seriously, where do you begin? “Why do you expect anyone to take you seriously?”

I think it’s the honey bees personally.

-Cos.