Οἱ Χριστιανοί, ὅσοι ἔχουν τὸν Χριστιανισμὸν ὡς βιοποριστικὸ ἐπάγγελμα, ὁμιλοῦν περὶ διωγμῶν ὑπὸ τῶν Ῥωμαίων καὶ ἀναφέρουν κάτι ἀπίστευτους ἀριθμούς ἐκτελεσθέντων, συνήθως μεταξὺ ἕνδεκα καὶ δεκαέξι ἐκατομμυρίων ἀτόμων. Οἱ ἴδιοι ἀναφέρουν ὅτι ἦταν τὸ 5% τοῦ πληθυσμοῦ τῆς Ῥωμαϊκῆς Αὐτοκρατορίας σὲ σύνολο 55 μὲ 60 ἐκατομμυρίων κατοίκων μὲ συντηρητικὲς μελέτες καὶ μεταξὺ 70 καὶ 100 μὲ νεώτερες, ἴσως οἱ νεώτερες γιὰ νὰ φαίνεται ἀληθοφανεστέρα ἡ Μπακαλικὴ τῶν χριστιανῶν.
Ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ δὲν ἀναφέρεται ἀπὸ κανέναν σύγχρονό του καὶ μέχρι τὸ 250 μ.α.χ.χ. κανένας Ἐθνικὸς δὲν μπορεῖ νὰ ξεχωρίσῃ μεταξὺ τῶν διαφόρων ἰουδαϊκογνωστικῶν αἱρέσεων, ὁπότε παραδέχονται, ὅτι ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν πιστῶν πρέπει νὰ ἦταν πολὺ μικρός στὴν ἀρχήν.
Σὲ κάποια ἐπιστημονικοφανῆ θεολογικὰ βιβλία χρησιμοποιοῦν τὴν μέτρησιν τῆς ἀθεϊστικῆς ἱστοσελίδας, μὲ ἀρχικὴ τιμὴ τὰ 1000 ἄτομα τὸ 40 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ αὔξησιν 40% ἀνὰ δεκαετία. 43% ἔχουν οἱ Μορμόνοι. Κάπου θυμᾶμαι γιὰ 120 ἄτομα τὸ 33 μ.α.χ.χ.
Οἱ Χριστιανοὶ λένε ὅτι γιὰ κάθε ὄνομα ὑπῆρξε τοὐλάχιστον ἔνας μάρτυρας, γι'αὐτὸ χρειάζονται τέτοιον ἀριθμὸν θυμάτων.
Μία γενεὰ ἀνθρώπων μετρᾶται συνήθως ἀπὸ 33 ὡς 35 χρόνια, ὥσπου νὰ τεκνοποιήσῃ τὴν ἑπόμενη.
Μὲ ἕνα ἁπλὸ πρόγραμμα λογιστικῶν φύλλων ἀναπαράγεται εὐκόλως ἕνας πλήρης πίναξ μὲ τὸ πλῆθος πιστῶν ἀνὰ δεκαετία. Ἄθροισα δοκιμαστικῶς τὸ πλῆθος ἀνὰ τριαντακονταετία ξεκινῶν ἀπὸ τὸ 40 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ προσθέτων τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ 70 μ.α.χ.χ, 100 μ.α.χ.χ, μέχρι καὶ τὸ 310 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ βρῆκα 13 ἐκατομμύρια περίπου. Ἂν ἀντὶ τὸ 310 μ.α.χ.χ βάλουμε τὸ 300 μ.α.χ.χ, βγαίνουν τὰ ἕνδεκα ἐκατομμύρια τοῦ παρατιθεμένου παπά. Κάποιος ἄλλος τοὺς ὑπολογίζει σὲ δεκαέξι. Ἐκεῖνος μετρᾷ ἐὼς τὸ 313 μ.α.χ.χ., δηλαδὴ καὶ τὸ 311 καὶ τὸ 312, τὸ 313 μ.α.χ.χ. ἀναγνωρίσθηκε ὁ Χριστιανισμὸς ὡς θρησκεία ἀπὸ τὸ Ῥωμαϊκὸ κράτος. Κατὰ μέσο ὅρο δηλαδή, οἱ χριστιανοὶ ἀποκεφαλίζονταν στὰ τριάντα τους, ἀφοῦ εἶχαν τεκνοποιήσει καὶ προσηλυτίσει 5.5 ἄτομα περίπου στὴν Χριστιανικὴ θρησκεία ἕκαστος.
Αὐτὴ εἶναι λοιπὸν ἡ χριστιανικὴ μέθοδος μετρήσεως μαρτύρων.
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Ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ δὲν ἀναφέρεται ἀπὸ κανέναν σύγχρονό του καὶ μέχρι τὸ 250 μ.α.χ.χ. κανένας Ἐθνικὸς δὲν μπορεῖ νὰ ξεχωρίσῃ μεταξὺ τῶν διαφόρων ἰουδαϊκογνωστικῶν αἱρέσεων, ὁπότε παραδέχονται, ὅτι ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν πιστῶν πρέπει νὰ ἦταν πολὺ μικρός στὴν ἀρχήν.
Σὲ κάποια ἐπιστημονικοφανῆ θεολογικὰ βιβλία χρησιμοποιοῦν τὴν μέτρησιν τῆς ἀθεϊστικῆς ἱστοσελίδας, μὲ ἀρχικὴ τιμὴ τὰ 1000 ἄτομα τὸ 40 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ αὔξησιν 40% ἀνὰ δεκαετία. 43% ἔχουν οἱ Μορμόνοι. Κάπου θυμᾶμαι γιὰ 120 ἄτομα τὸ 33 μ.α.χ.χ.
Οἱ Χριστιανοὶ λένε ὅτι γιὰ κάθε ὄνομα ὑπῆρξε τοὐλάχιστον ἔνας μάρτυρας, γι'αὐτὸ χρειάζονται τέτοιον ἀριθμὸν θυμάτων.
Μία γενεὰ ἀνθρώπων μετρᾶται συνήθως ἀπὸ 33 ὡς 35 χρόνια, ὥσπου νὰ τεκνοποιήσῃ τὴν ἑπόμενη.
Μὲ ἕνα ἁπλὸ πρόγραμμα λογιστικῶν φύλλων ἀναπαράγεται εὐκόλως ἕνας πλήρης πίναξ μὲ τὸ πλῆθος πιστῶν ἀνὰ δεκαετία. Ἄθροισα δοκιμαστικῶς τὸ πλῆθος ἀνὰ τριαντακονταετία ξεκινῶν ἀπὸ τὸ 40 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ προσθέτων τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ 70 μ.α.χ.χ, 100 μ.α.χ.χ, μέχρι καὶ τὸ 310 μ.α.χ.χ. καὶ βρῆκα 13 ἐκατομμύρια περίπου. Ἂν ἀντὶ τὸ 310 μ.α.χ.χ βάλουμε τὸ 300 μ.α.χ.χ, βγαίνουν τὰ ἕνδεκα ἐκατομμύρια τοῦ παρατιθεμένου παπά. Κάποιος ἄλλος τοὺς ὑπολογίζει σὲ δεκαέξι. Ἐκεῖνος μετρᾷ ἐὼς τὸ 313 μ.α.χ.χ., δηλαδὴ καὶ τὸ 311 καὶ τὸ 312, τὸ 313 μ.α.χ.χ. ἀναγνωρίσθηκε ὁ Χριστιανισμὸς ὡς θρησκεία ἀπὸ τὸ Ῥωμαϊκὸ κράτος. Κατὰ μέσο ὅρο δηλαδή, οἱ χριστιανοὶ ἀποκεφαλίζονταν στὰ τριάντα τους, ἀφοῦ εἶχαν τεκνοποιήσει καὶ προσηλυτίσει 5.5 ἄτομα περίπου στὴν Χριστιανικὴ θρησκεία ἕκαστος.
Αὐτὴ εἶναι λοιπὸν ἡ χριστιανικὴ μέθοδος μετρήσεως μαρτύρων.
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Και δεν πρέπει να λησμονούμε ότι οι Χριστιανοί, μέχρι και τις ημέρες του Μ. Κωνσταντίνου, όχι μόνον βρίσκονταν κάτω από φρικτούς και αιματηρούς διωγμούς, που ανέδειξαν 11 εκατομμύρια μάρτυρες της Πίστεως μέσα στους τρεις πρώτους χριστιανικούς αιώνες, αλλά και αποτελούσαν τον 4ο μ. Χ. αιώνα το 5% μόνον του πληθυσμού της Ρωμαϊκής αυτοκρατορίας, ποσοστό που δεν άλλαξε σημαντικά ακόμη και τους πρώτους χρόνους μετά την επικράτηση του Χριστιανισμού.Πηγή
The Empire reached its largest expanse under Trajan (reigned 98–117),[38] encompassing an area of 5 million square kilometers that as of 2009 was divided among forty different modern countries.[39] The traditional population estimate of 55–60 million inhabitants[40] accounted for between one-sixth and one-fourth of the world's total population[41] and made it the largest population of any unified political entity in the West until the mid-19th century.[42] Recent demographic studies have argued for a population peak ranging from 70 million to more than 100 million.[43] Each of the three largest cities in the Empire—Rome, Alexandria, and Antioch— was almost twice the size of any European city at the beginning of the 17th century.[44]
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So let’s say there were only 1,000 Christians by the year 40, a full decade after Jesus’ death.
As for the ending number, at 300 C.E., historians have made many estimates, usually around 5-8 million.4
So, Christianity may have grown from about 1,000 believers in 40 C.E. to about 5-8 million in 300 C.E. – just 260 years. That would require a growth rate of 40% per decade, as shown by this table:
That really is tremendous growth. Now we can ask, does this kind of growth require mass conversions?
Year Number of Christians, given 40% growth per decade
40 1,000 50 1,400 60 1,960 70 2,744 80 3,842 90 5,378 100 7,530 150 40,496 200 217,795 250 1,171,356 300 6,299,832 350 33,882,008
As it turns out, this matches almost exactly the growth rate of the Mormon church over the past century. Mormonism has grown at 43% per decade, and without mass conversions.5
- See more at: http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=95#sthash.BQDwzsgG.dpuf
So let’s say there were only 1,000 Christians by the year 40, a full decade after Jesus’ death.
As for the ending number, at 300 C.E., historians have made many estimates, usually around 5-8 million.4
So, Christianity may have grown from about 1,000 believers in 40 C.E. to about 5-8 million in 300 C.E. – just 260 years. That would require a growth rate of 40% per decade, as shown by this table:
That really is tremendous growth. Now we can ask, does this kind of growth require mass conversions?
Year Number of Christians, given 40% growth per decade
40 1,000 50 1,400 60 1,960 70 2,744 80 3,842 90 5,378 100 7,530 150 40,496 200 217,795 250 1,171,356 300 6,299,832 350 33,882,008
As it turns out, this matches almost exactly the growth rate of the Mormon church over the past century. Mormonism has grown at 43% per decade, and without mass conversions.5
- See more at: http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=95#sthash.BQDwzsgG.dpuf
So let’s say there were only 1,000 Christians by the year 40, a full decade after Jesus’ death.
As for the ending number, at 300 C.E., historians have made many estimates, usually around 5-8 million.4
So, Christianity may have grown from about 1,000 believers in 40 C.E. to about 5-8 million in 300 C.E. – just 260 years. That would require a growth rate of 40% per decade, as shown by this table:
Year Number of Christians, given 40% growth per decade
40 1,000
50 1,400
60 1,960
70 2,744
80 3,842
90 5,378
100 7,530
150 40,496
200 217,795
250 1,171,356
300 6,299,832
350 33,882,008
That really is tremendous growth. Now we can ask, does this kind of growth require mass conversions?
As it turns out, this matches almost exactly the growth rate of the Mormon church over the past century. Mormonism has grown at 43% per decade, and without mass conversions.5
- See more at: http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=95#sthash.BQDwzsgG.dpuf
So let’s say there were only 1,000 Christians by the year 40, a full decade after Jesus’ death.
As for the ending number, at 300 C.E., historians have made many estimates, usually around 5-8 million.4
So, Christianity may have grown from about 1,000 believers in 40 C.E. to about 5-8 million in 300 C.E. – just 260 years. That would require a growth rate of 40% per decade, as shown by this table:
That really is tremendous growth. Now we can ask, does this kind of growth require mass conversions?
Year Number of Christians, given 40% growth per decade
40 1,000 50 1,400 60 1,960 70 2,744 80 3,842 90 5,378 100 7,530 150 40,496 200 217,795 250 1,171,356 300 6,299,832 350 33,882,008
As it turns out, this matches almost exactly the growth rate of the Mormon church over the past century. Mormonism has grown at 43% per decade, and without mass conversions.5
- See more at: http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=95#sthash.BQDwzsgG.dpuf
