RE: Who Dies For A Lie?
January 18, 2015 at 6:58 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2015 at 6:59 pm by watchamadoodle.)
(January 14, 2015 at 1:02 pm)Drich Wrote: their is a sharp contrast that your thread is missing. The proposition usally deals with The apstoles dying for a lie, not just random people who dont know anybetter.. The idea being none of the subsequent martyrs would have died if the apstoles didnt die for the truth..I agree with you that the "who dies for a lie" requires a special type of religious martyr:
- the martyr must be given an opportunity to reveal the alleged lie to save himself/herself
- the martyr must have been in a position to know about the alleged lie
Even if the apostles existed and were executed, there are many explanations:
- maybe the apostle was executed for causing trouble
- maybe the apostle was never given an opportunity to escape death by revealing the alleged lie
- maybe the apostle was himself deceived by other apostles and believed the alleged lie
- maybe the apostles died for an earlier form of Christianity that never claimed the alleged lie
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