RE: Divine Inspiration
July 11, 2019 at 10:21 am
(This post was last modified: July 11, 2019 at 2:29 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(July 11, 2019 at 9:56 am)tackattack Wrote:(July 9, 2019 at 4:50 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Can a man be three separate entities at once, and yet all one thing? Can people come back from the dead after three days? Of all the in-fighting among Christians regarding biblical interpretation, this seems to be the one supernatural claim everyone is happy to accept as literally true. How can a Christian poo-poo at the idea of a talking donkey, but not at the resurrection? Is it because that’s the one claim you HAVE to believe in order to call yourself a Christian? If so, that’s some rather circular reasoning.
Trinity- Yes. I am a father, brother, son, cousin, co-worker, etc.
Resurrection- While there are Lazarus stories in modernity, I don't believe three days of actual complete death could be come back from, unless it's a miracle. Between, people surviving death, people claiming experiences after death, people claiming to see spirits, miracle cures and the scientific of death being a moving target, sure resurrection might be possible. I believe that there's enough subjective belief in supernatural to make the supernatural more than likely.
Talking bushes and donkeys- I see no evidence that it can scientifically happen, but I don't poo-poo at it. I accept that it might not have happened but that it could have.
Yes to be considered a Christian one has to (I believe there might be one or two denominations that don't) believe Christ died and was resurrected in some way.
Okay, so, resurrection after three days of actual complete death you accept is scientifically impossible, and would require a miracle. And, you believe that particular miracle did, in fact, happen as described in the Bible. But, talking donkeys and bushes, which are also described in the Bible, and which you also accept as scientifically impossible without a miracle, you do not hold a positive belief that either of those literally happened. Is that an accurate summation of your position? If so, would you mind explaining the method you used to determine which of these claims was likely a true miracle, and which were likely not? In other words, do you have a confidence level of one supernatural claim that is higher than your confidence level in another, and how did you reach those levels?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
