It's often said by Christians that if the founders of the early Church were hoaxers, then they wouldn't have gone to their death still professing Christianity. They would have confessed it was a hoax to avoid being executed.
But really, think about it. If one of them did confess, do you think that person would have just gone his merry way? Wouldn't there be the real threat of being murdered by some of your ex-followers? Basically, you're dead if you don't confess, and you're dead if you do confess.
But really, think about it. If one of them did confess, do you think that person would have just gone his merry way? Wouldn't there be the real threat of being murdered by some of your ex-followers? Basically, you're dead if you don't confess, and you're dead if you do confess.
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
