(September 15, 2014 at 10:13 am)genkaus Wrote: Without any credible evidence for events that clearly go against the known laws of nature, why would anyone consider the theory valid?The textual basis for the resurrection in the Bible originates from at least two different witness statements. As I just mentioned there's no guarantee that they are independent, but there's no proof that they aren't either. A theory doesn't have to be true to be a valid theory, on the contrary it has to be falsifiable.
The theory that Jesus was resurrected is a valid theory, and it's falsifiable. The theory that Jesus was not resurrected is also a valid, falsifiable theory. Thus either is a valid theory, and neither can be proven. However there is, certainly, evidence for either case and the quality of that evidence is debatable.
But... it's also inconsequential since Christianity is a faith-based belief and doesn't require proof. That is to say that Christians don't need to prove their claim to believe it, they believe it because they have faith.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
