Why be good?

[Randy Carson]

And as I'm constantly being told here, eyewitness testimony is the WEAKEST form of evidence. So, which is it? Should I believe what you say precisely because your are promising me you are telling the truth? Or should I reject your story because other atheists here believe such testimony to be weak?

Eyewitness testimony can be significantly strengthened through corroborating evidence of which the gospels have none. Whereas, evidence and statements provided by the posters here can be corroborated if one were so inclined as to put forth the time and effort.

Could the evidence and statements of the authors of the gospels be corroborated if one were so inclined as to put forth the time and effort?