DEBUNKING THE CONSPIRACY THEORY

[robvalue]

Here's a quick lesson in evidence and scepticism.

I just went outside to put my bin out. We have two colours, blue and green, and they alternate weekly. One is recycling, one is general waste.

I don't know for sure which bin is meant to be out (I really don't, this just happened) as I've not been keeping count from official sources. But everyone else on the street put out their blue bin. That is enough evidence for me that it's very likely the blue bin this week, so I follow suit. It's a mundane issue, of only moderate importance.

Now, if everyone on my street claimed to have just seen a dragon walk past, I'd instantly dismiss that evidence as woefully inadequate because the claim is extraordinary. I'd need a far more reliable source to even consider it a possibility.

Same here. The ressurection is an extraordinary claim. A bunch of written accounts attesting to it is not any better than my neighbours telling me they saw a dragon. The bible authors, like my neighbours, could concoct any story they like to make it seem plausible. I don't care. As soon as their story includes a dragon, they need to provide suitable evidence or I'm done listening to them.

Christians would generally not accept textual accounts as evidence of other extraordinary claims. It's plain and simple special pleading. "My story is special". Clearly you are convinced, that is fine, although this argument is not the thing that convinced you. Sceptics are never going to be convinced by this. I'm amazed you haven't learnt that by now. I can only assume you know full well you're not going to convince us, and are just trying to score brownie points.