RE: Miracles and Anti-supernaturalism
June 11, 2013 at 8:00 pm
(This post was last modified: June 11, 2013 at 8:03 pm by FallentoReason.)
(June 11, 2013 at 7:13 pm)BettyG Wrote: Have you ever read about crucifixion? This web site describes it;
http://www.frugalsites.net/jesus/crucifixion.htm
It was a sacrifice for Jesus to have His hands and feet punctured in a way that cause excruciating pain for three hours,
Pffft! 3 hours?! God is eternal. A finite punishment is drowned out by an infinite life.
Quote: have to put pressure on His feet to pull Himself up for every breath, and endure the embarrassment of hanging there naked. How willing would anyone be to do that? Only great love, super human love could do that.
Or if you're all-powerful, because nails ain't gonna do crap.
Quote:He did this all the while knowing He was innocent of the "crime" of blasphemy because He is God, not just claiming to be.
And he did this while being all-knowing... knowing that he was going to see the light of day again.
Quote:But you are digressing from the topic of miracles. So let's get back to that. How could Jesus, if He were merely human, rise from the dead?
Because he's divine.
Quote: When a Roman soldier thrust a lance through His heart, there is no way He could not be thoroughly dead.
You can't kill a god. That's why there was no sacrifice.
Quote:There were 500 eyewitnesses that saw Him alive after He rose. (1 Corinthians 15) There has to be something super-human to explain this, because humans cannot do this on their own power.
No, but a god can do this on their own.
So... where's the sacrifice again?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle