RE: Miracles and Anti-supernaturalism
June 27, 2013 at 12:03 am
(This post was last modified: June 27, 2013 at 12:10 am by pineapplebunnybounce.)
I can offer a possibility of what could have happened with the resurrection, that can explain 500 people having seen jesus. (I haven't touched my bible for 6 years and don't want to, so if i'm wrong in some places, just point it out).
We're talking about a time when nobody had photos taken of them, and jesus did not have a portrait done for him, right? And you said he was tortured horribly before he died, I assume they broke his face. I will point to the obvious and say that someone pretended to be jesus resurrected. Not too hard when no one has a clear memory of how he looked like anyway, and that at his most high profile moment he had a bloody face. As for his disciples confirming it was him ... well, if someone i loved died in such a horrible and unjustified manner, i'll continue on whatever he wanted when he was alive, which was to be the son of god, so i'll help spread the story.
There's a reason eyewitness testimony is not valued in science and in courtrooms.
We're talking about a time when nobody had photos taken of them, and jesus did not have a portrait done for him, right? And you said he was tortured horribly before he died, I assume they broke his face. I will point to the obvious and say that someone pretended to be jesus resurrected. Not too hard when no one has a clear memory of how he looked like anyway, and that at his most high profile moment he had a bloody face. As for his disciples confirming it was him ... well, if someone i loved died in such a horrible and unjustified manner, i'll continue on whatever he wanted when he was alive, which was to be the son of god, so i'll help spread the story.
There's a reason eyewitness testimony is not valued in science and in courtrooms.
