Doubting the Resurrection
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Uploaded by drcraigvideos on Mar 21, 2011
http://drcraigvideos.blogspot.com - Dr. William Lane Craig discusses the book "Doubting Jesus' Resurrection: What Happened in the Black Box?" by Kris D. Komarnitsky, the disciples' so-called "cognitive dissonance", the possibility and plausibility of the empty tomb of Jesus, and the supposed "silence" of the Apostle Paul on the resurrection.
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Inability to accept the truth in the face of cognitive dissonance can only lead to psychological illness and despair or the person finds it profitable to believe a lie. The apostles did not become rich for preaching the resurrection and neither did they exhibit psychological problem. Instead theybecame known for loving one another. Surely they were not believing a "lie." The resurrection changed them from being cowards to courageous preachers & they acquired Christlike character.
csdr0 6 months ago
The Atheist cannot accuse the apostles of suffering from cognitive dissonance for believing Christ's resurrection. Men hate the condition of cognitive dissonance when truth conflicts with cherished belief. There must have been a great reward to justify believing in the "lie" about Christ's resurrection. Instead they were persecuted/killed for preaching it. If they did not actually witness the risen Christ it it would have been psychologically impossible for them to believe in the resurrection.
csdr0 6 months ago
The end of that is suppose to say-- agreed? Lol. Ps I'm not a professor of history or philosophy or theology but I do think that we can discuss these questions without the need to be on the front lines excavating a site in Jerusalem. If Christianity is true it is the most important thing ever.
pntblnguitarists 6 months ago
@superman79015
That's smart thinking but it's not the same. The problem is that historically speaking we would ( probably) agree that the 1st century Jews were not looking for a poor Messiah. The Mormons on the other hand had separated from the "less radical" church looking to find their "way". There is also some info that the founder of Mormons was just a crazy guy looking for followers... Put very bluntly of course. We must look at the intentions were the Jews had none and the Mormons did. Ag
pntblnguitarists 6 months ago
@superman79015 Craig says that it's an anachronistic fallacy to say that 1st century Jews would come to believe in such non-Jewish claims that are espoused by Christianity, unless Jesus really did rise from the dead. Well, Mormons believe in several things that are very unique from the orthodox Christianity from which it originated. Are we to conclude then that Mormonism must be true, and that it's an anachronistic fallacy to say that the Mormons could have made it all up?
superman79015 6 months ago
The cognitive dissonance theory just may be the most plausible explanation for the belief in the resurrection that I've heard. Even granting Craig's criticisms, it still seems much more plausible than a resurrection. (continued)
superman79015 6 months ago
@goldenram27 Love it. "We know that Jesus wasn't resurrected, therefore we know that Jesus wasn't resurrected -- the evidence and eyewitnesses be damned." That's called maybe "cognitive dissonance"?
GospelHouseKat 10 months ago
@goldenram27 I KNOW how these "debates" degenerate into offensive name-calling diatribe with no moderator around. Not interested, thanks.
nanagaga2001 10 months ago
@nanagaga2001 So you can't even defend your beliefs without referring me to the work of someone else. Why don't you take the time and look at some of the counterarguments to apologists like Craig.
goldenram27 10 months ago
@goldenram27 I'm not interested in a debate. I refer you to Dr. Craig's article about Jesus' empty tomb and his appearances, found on his web site (sorry, can't seem to post a link).
nanagaga2001 10 months ago