(May 17, 2015 at 6:23 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: The Romans soldiers were professional killers, and there is NO WAY Jesus came down off the cross alive.
Which, happily seals off ANOTHER rabbit trail commonly pursued by skeptics - the Swoon Theory.
Let's give DP a hand for his clear thinking on this important point!
Thanks but I think you missed my point with the context of Pliny's letters to Trajan.
Pliny's basic tone was "who the fuck are these Christians?" It hardly lends itself to the theory that he really did survive and was seen by his followers.
"The swoon theory" is only proposed by Christians as an "alternative" to the resurrection. Skeptics aren't interested in "theories" like this. It's not my job as a skeptic to explain anything to you. It's your job to prove what you believe.
But thank you for the compliment. Maybe you can address some of my other posts that you've previously ignored?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
