(July 8, 2015 at 6:36 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(July 8, 2015 at 5:59 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: The problem with this argument is even if you could establish your "minimal facts" , as fact, they don't point to anybody rising from the dead.
The Minimal Facts are:
1. Jesus died by crucifixion
2. Jesus' disciples believed that He rose and appeared to them
3. Saul, the persecutor of the Church, was suddenly changed
4. James, the skeptical brother of Jesus, was suddenly changed
5. Jesus' tomb was found to be empty
Not a single one of these has to do with a person rising from the dead.
Given this set of facts, the resurrection is the best probable explanation of them, IMO.
However, you disagree. So, what is your theory about what happened?
There is the entire problem with this argument, like I said none of those assertions point to a resurrection. I don't care about your crackpot theories or your opinions, your argument was supposed to prove a resurrection using a set of facts.