Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach

[KevinM1]

But it makes you wonder what god was offering them.  I cannot imagine that this is what happened:

GOD: Here is the choice: eternal life in heaven, or eternal torment in hell.
Person: Well, that seems like a pretty easy choice to make, so I'll...
Devil: Hey, not so fast!  I have MONEY!
GOD: LOL, that's a pretty weak offer to ma--
Person: GIMME MONEY OMG MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!
GOD: Wait, what... how???
Devil: *tosses another soul on the barbie*

There really is no emotion that would favor the devil's offer.  Even stuff that isn't practical would favor taking god's offer.  Any story where so few people make such a clear and obvious choice has to be suspect.  It goes against everything we know about ourselves as a species and as individuals.

You must not pay much attention to what's going on in the world, it's money, wealth, things, all the things Satan would have use to pay attention to, why, so we will be distracted from God. He pulled this on Eve, he told he of the great wealth of knowledge she would gain, again and again greed.

GC

You mean our current world, which is literally the safest and most prosperous it's been according to just about every metric?  That world?

Shit, this Satan fellow seems to have things working pretty well.  Certainly better now than the time Jesus was supposedly kicking around.

Tell you what: you wanna live more like Jesus?  Cool.  Quit your job, sell your house, give your money away, then live in the woods with, say, a spear, sling, and net.  Decline any modern medicine, including vaccines.  Get closer to your god by dying a few decades earlier than you otherwise would.  I'll stay nice and warm with Satan.