Statler Waldorf - Raising from the dead.

[Dotard]

You would be one of the people standing there after Lazarus rose from the dead saying, "no no, there must be a natural explaination for this!

You say that as if it were a bad thing. Of course I would say No no, there must be an explaination because what is more reasonable, the dude 'rose from the dead!®' or he was knocked out, badly injured, nearly undetectable pulse, (insert reasonable explaination here)?

Really SW? You would prefer a 'spirits from a ghostly realm performed some magic' type explaination?

Now if the dead person had his head loped off and the body retreived and reattached the head THEN maybe we can discuss this 'miracles' thing.

I'm not asking for evidence to back a claim here and there or question you as above in any trolling manner. I'm sincerly curious as to what your answer would be and then ask you 'why?'.


I also asked if you could provide evidence of your claim "We observe events that violate natural laws quite often." Please respond.

[LastPoet]

*Waits for some convoluted apologetic that really doesn't answer anything*

[Minimalist]

I didn't even know he was dead.

Should we send flowers or just the fertilizer?

[theVOID]

He is the fertilizer min

[Anomalocaris]

You just give creedence to Jesus' statement that unbelievers could see someone rise from the dead and not believe. You would be one of the people standing there after Lazarus rose from the dead saying, "no no, there must be a natural explaination for this! Miracles don't ever happen!". It just shows how you are not able to believe unless chosen by God. That ancient book that you detest so much has you all figured out and it is quite amusing. If you guys didn't all do exactly what Scripture predicted you would do, then I would have to actually worry about its validity, good thing you all act exactly how it says you will act.

I don't need to resort to any deranged buffoon nor refer to any idiotic holy book to predict exactly what you will do, Statler. That will put me on par with your man-god then.

To be sure, after Lazarus rose from the dead I would stand there and yawn. I can go to many bush medicine men, witch doctor, or run-of-the-mill charlatan to view a better staged performance of the same nature. The natural explanation is Jesus was a charlatan and his followers dumb as posts.

[Dotard]

I have found this most typical.

I simply ask for evidence for a assertion made by some theist and I get ignored. I ask a question for clarification about statements made and I get ignored.

I guess it's hard to hear me when they got their fingers in their ears singing "La la la la la la la".

[Minimalist]

At least he didn't tell you to go read the fucking bible, Dote.

[tackattack]

”The laws of nature are the way we describe how the world usually works. If someone drops an apple, it falls to the floor. That’s gravity. However, if someone were to drop an apple and I were to reach over and grab it before it hit the ground, I wouldn’t be overturning the law of gravity. I would simply be intervening. In a similar way, God is able to reach into the world that he created by performing a miracle. He isn’t contravening or overturning the laws of nature. He’s simply intervening” - J.P. Moreland

[Edwardo Piet]

That would be assuming 'He' existed and could perform such 'miracles'.

[Darwinian]

”The laws of nature are the way we describe how the world usually works. If someone drops an apple, it falls to the floor. That’s gravity. However, if someone were to drop an apple and I were to reach over and grab it before it hit the ground, I wouldn’t be overturning the law of gravity. I would simply be intervening. In a similar way, God is able to reach into the world that he created by performing a miracle. He isn’t contravening or overturning the laws of nature. He’s simply intervening” - J.P. Moreland

No. "The laws of nature are the way we describe how the world always works."

And with that minor but important correction the entire quote falls apart!