Jesus did not rise from the dead -- My debate opening statement.

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Oh my, you haven't had the benefit of Drich's views on Genesis, have you? 

Short version: Earth/cosmos older than 10,000 years . . . evolution not necessarily disputed . . . "monkey-man" pre-Garden-of-Eden, followed by literal Adam and Eve (true, spirit-endowed humans) . . . etc.

It's a magnificent mess and a fine example of what happens when people really take the Bible to be true and then needlessly contort themselves to make it "fit" with what science has found. On this issue, Drich seems to be a church of one. In any case, I've never come across anyone with a similar take on the question.

Our species, Homo sapiens sapiens, did not descend from 2 individuals:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve

I seriously hope you didn't post that link for my benefit. Lol.

For that matter, I hope you didn't post it for Drich's sake -- unless you are prepared to go down the exegetical rabbit hole with him for the next 40 pages.

I gave at the fucking office.