“Your honour, my birthdate was moved when they wanted to bring my teaching to the pagans. It was an important date to them and they enjoyed having a good time at the winter solstice, so it seemed like a good idea to the preachers of the time. I believe they meant well.”
“Why was this done Mr J.? We don’t approve of culturcide anymore.”
“Your honour, I didn’t do it. I was dead by then. However people cannot leave their mental frameworks, that’s why culturcide is such a brutal crime. It really destroys people and steals their frames of reference leaving them vulnerable to mental illness. They did it not to harm but to bring my message the best way they knew how, it was a mistake, but a forgivable one.”
“Mr. J. The story says you were born of a virgin. That story was being told of others called “The Way” and “The Light” three thousand years before you were born. It flies in the face of genetics and our proven science. Explain!”
“I don’t want to seem evasive by repeating my previous answer, but if you re-read it you’ll find that it explains it all rather well. To move people to a new mental framework you have to incorporate things from the old one or they can’t adapt, can’t learn the new message. There is simply too much mental resistance.”
"Ha! So you admit your stories are lies!"
"Um. Two points. One: I was dead when they were written. Two: I never said they weren't true, only that it is logical to expect echoes of old stories in new ones because it is the kindest way to teach."
“Mr J, I don't think you understand! The charge is that you aren’t real at all, are you indeed a myth?!”
“Good luck proving a negative my friend **smirk** but if you want to play logic games all night I’m happy to oblige. While we’re at it, I’ll throw one if for free. I’ve heard it said that “If God is real He is malevolent and if He isn’t omnipotent, he isn’t God.” Your logic is so lazy it’s like swatting a fly. It’s like saying “If my daddy can’t do everything I think he should be able to do, he isn’t my daddy.” Grow up. Your Dad is your Dad. Deal with it, your Honour. And another one for free, I'm feeling generous, making me a myth is a form of culturcide and you agreed that was wrong. Is that checkmate or do you want to try again?"
"Hmm, I will consider your points."
"Wonderful, you do that, and while we're at it you can lay off my good friend Mr. M."