Did People Really See Jesus After The Resurrection?

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[GoodyBob]

Dr. William Lane Craig wins again.

[GoodyBob]

@1nobs1950 So EXACTLY correct! Also, they wouldn't have willingly died & permitted torture if not their firm belief. Even His enemies had reported miracles etc. 1+1 = 2 NOT 0. Go figure please.

[1nobs1950]

So wrong so wrong.

[1nobs1950]

So wrong so wrong.

[antitheisthumanist]

@1r34kh4v0k No. What is clear is that you enjoy speculating. To your credit, you've admitted that the laws of physics prohibit resurrections. But you're attempting to convince yourself through wishful thinking that this is not the case. It's denial. WLC is willing to deny reality to further his blind faith position using 'laborious attempts' at justification. He lacks evidence, so he infers that faith is fact. It's important to have evidence before making claims.

[1r34kh4v0k]

@antitheisthumanist Okay, so just to make things clear, you're saying Jesus' body was still in the tomb?

[antitheisthumanist]

@1r34kh4v0k Whether most or all New Testament scholars and critics agree, they are wrong to make assumptions without evidence. There is no known eye-witness testimony. These same scholars accept the date records for the authorship of the various associated texts cited for the miraculous claims. Because of this, they are forced to accept that hearsay is not evidence. WLC's 'absence of evidence is not evidence of absence' phraseology is deception. You're appealing to authority and assuming facts.

[1r34kh4v0k]

@antitheisthumanist We're just arguing over facts, here. Most New Testament scholars and critics alike both agree that the tomb was empty. You mentioned greed or power as motives for the early Christian Church, but that simply cannot be the case.  The Christian Church started in Jerusalem - the same city Jesus was crucified in. There is no way the Church could have started if it proclaimed that Jesus had just risen from the dead while any man could see for himself that He was still dead.

[antitheisthumanist]

@1r34kh4v0k No, You've admitted that the physical laws prohibit resurrection and then proclaimed that the resurrection is true. It cannot be both as one contradicts the other. Either the laws are capable of suspension or they are not. There is no evidence they can be suspended. There are many possible motives for the formation of the early Christian Church (greed, power, etc). It could also be they were deceived. But there is no reason to accept the resurrection myth without evidence.

[1r34kh4v0k]

@antitheisthumanist So are you trying to make the argument the disciples went to the wrong tomb? There are many tombs in the world, but that's irrelevant as we're only talking about 1 of them. Also, it really is a genuine fact that most New Testament scholars and critics hold the belief that the tomb was legitimately empty. There's really no other logical explanation how the early Christian Church could have started otherwise.