(November 11, 2019 at 6:11 pm)Vicki Q Wrote: Actually, I would count it as good evidence for the Resurrection. The best explanation for the massive change in direction for the disciples belief, and the necessary startling, unexpected and original interpretation, is that they were forced that way by events.A bunch of unknown people changing their belief (massively!
) 2000y ago is evidence for events allegedly breaking the rules of everything e know? 
... and the (unusual/startling) interpretation of events is evidence for those very events?
What is so unexpected about thinking someone rose from the dead when you find his tomb empty?....giving the standard of knowledge of an average palestinian 2000y ago?
Truth is: You dont know what standard for believing they had, other than a very low one compared to today in general, because of the lack of knowledge of the world and lack of education of those rather unknown people in particular.
Truth is also: scope of change of belief has nothing to do with veracityof this belief.
So, peopel changed their beliefs radically 2000y ago most probably based on particular evens, therefore god?
Cetero censeo religionem delendam esse
