MERGED: The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part 1) & (Part 2)

[Whateverist]

I will ask again, if you negate the existence of God, how is naturalism not the default position?

So, if you found a lost tribe in the Amazon or in New Guinea that had never encountered other people, would you classify them as naturalists if they didn't carry bibles? They may be naturalists in the higher sense of wearing no cloths but would they have to have a full blown theory of 'nature' as the cause of it all?

Sometimes I think you missionaries believe that everyone must have a preoccupation akin to your own with god. That isn't necessarily true. Just because I don't have a theory of everything like your GodDidIt theory doesn't mean I must have some other theory. Maybe I just don't give a damn about primary causes and movers.

It isn't really a necessary component of a modern mindset and more often is a compliment to a medieval one.

[Minimalist]

So-called "primitive" tribes do not waste their time building temples to inane gods. They have far more important things to do.

[rexbeccarox]

I'd like to debate the Resurrection as a whole...the Gospels are just one part within the subject...which is why I tried to build a cumulative case for the Resurrection starting with Part 1, and then just build from there...but Fidel wanted to pull his God card and he kinda messed up that for me...and now you know how my case is build so the element of surprise won't be there, at least, for how I'd like it to be.

The whole staff messed it up for you, dude. We voted to merge your threads. We vote on lots of things. Stay tuned.

[Whateverist]

I'd like to debate the Resurrection as a whole..

I'll bet you would. But you know your doctor doesn't think your lobes are ready for any heavy lifting yet. You should content yourself with stray ideas .. if you get any.

[Foxaèr]

I do not see a case being built, though. I just see a bunch of hooey.

[Whateverist]

...and now you know how my case is build so the element of surprise won't be there, at least, for how I'd like it to be.

I for one promise to act surprised but you'd be surprised how unoriginal this shit really is.

[JonDarbyXIII]

The whole staff messed it up for you, dude. We voted to merge your threads. We vote on lots of things. Stay tuned.

I think the theists actually get to vote on cooler things. I mean, how cool would it be to be the one to say "The Ayes have it... Jesus was God"

[Minimalist]

The fucking muslims would demand a recount.

[JonDarbyXIII]

is there an absentee ballot for those whose entrails are scattered across the front of a synagogue?

[Natachan]

The whole staff messed it up for you, dude. We voted to merge your threads. We vote on lots of things. Stay tuned.

I think the theists actually get to vote on cooler things. I mean, how cool would it be to be the one to say "The Ayes have it... Jesus was God"

The sad thing is that this is actually pretty close to how they decided that Jesus was divine. Another reason I'm not a Christian anymore. Reality isn't a matter of what the majority decides.