Re: Do you agree with the following statement?
[ QUOTE ]
So your theory is that Jesus existed and the church founders truly believed he was resurrected three days after his death. Do you believe they were mistaken? If so, how do you explain the 500 people Jesus appeared to at one time? If this didn't happen, then the church founders were lying. What would be their motivation for lying? They didn't gain power or money from it, they died because of it, and unlike the beliefs of radical Islamic terrorists there, would have been no reward waiting for them in heaven. So why do it?
[/ QUOTE ]
The fact is txag, almost none of this verifiable. Not Jesus appearing. Not the 500 people who claimed to have seen Him do so. Not what the church founders did (or didn't), believe. It's not even 100% verifiable that Jesus existed at all! Although I do think most historians tend to agree that there was a man named Jesus around this time.
You are putting the cart before the horse left and right. You're presupposing one thing in order to lay claim on a subsequent proposition. You can't do that! Well, maybe YOU can... It's just not the way the vast majority of logical people would go about it.
|