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Presumably this means that you believe that Jesus was a real person. you would probably also believe that he was a man of high moral principles and a great teacher, but that he was not the son of God - because God does not exist.
It would be possible for an atheist to believe this. It would also be possible, say, for a Buddhist, a Taoist, a pagan or an animist to believe this, because they have beliefs about the existence of other gods, but not the Christian God.
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There is some historical evidence that a man named Jesus may have existed around the first century. The evidence is highly dubious, but it's there. This in no way affects my non-belief in a god. I believe there was a man called Jim Jones that existed as well, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to be "drinking the Kool-Aid" any time soon either.
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Jesus is God as man on Earth.
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Most atheists believe Jesus existed, they just don't think he's divine.
First answer by Dick Harfield. Last edit by Kachon. Contributor trust: 2 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 18 [recommend question]
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