(July 30, 2017 at 7:46 pm)Astonished Wrote: So, not sure if I'm missing a contextual clue, but this 'die for a lie' thing, does it imply that these people KNOW it's a lie and just keep on going anyway?
Yes, that is the context of the argument. Not whether someone believed it was true, but knowing if it is or not and maintaining what you know is false under pressure to say otherwise. So it only applies to those who say they saw the risen Christ.
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
