[The Grammarian]

I have for a long time, thought it interesting that the men upon whose philosophies most of the worlds great religions were founded seem to have never witten a word. Jesus, Buddha, Lao-tzu, Mohammed, Abraham, (Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism), no books, no short stories, no articles, no videos, no CDs... But lots of folks claim to know what they said.

I find it interesting that the fact that none of these religious fathers wrote down their own words is even an issue. If this has some sort of value, perhaps you are a Confucian? (The Master did write his own stuff, after all.)

[Positive]

"I find it interesting that the fact that none of these religious fathers wrote down their own words is even an issue. If this has some sort of value, perhaps you are a Confucian? (The Master did write his own stuff, after all.)"

I didn't say it was an issue, I said I found it interesting.

On the other hand, I take some comfort in knowing that you wrote the words above, now I know something about how you think. Otherwise, had I read, say from Joe Blow, that you said the things above, I would have to consider whether you said the things above or whether they are Joe Blow's interpretation or memory or further hearsay.

Bottom line; if I could read Christ's words, in his own words, as I can George Washington's for example, I would have more faith in what I think and believe about them.