As I already told you in another post, I do not agree that Abdu'l-Baha's explanation is the only explanation.
I also told you that I 100% disagree with Christians who believe the resurrection to be literal, because physical bodies do not come back to life after 3 days.
What could have happened is that Jesus made an appearance to the disciples in a spiritual body which appeared to be real in order to restore their hope and faith. Either that or the resurrection stories were completely fabricated for some ulterior motive.
So how again do you disagree with Atheists? All religions have their myths and legends. If the stories about the messengers and prophets are filled with unbelievable supernatural events, and we doubt the validity of those things, then why do we believe the stories about the invisible, supernatural, all-powerful being that supposedly sent them? Why can't it all be religious myth, meant to give people rules and morals to live by... that were very specific to those people, in that culture, at that time and place? Other people and cultures did have many gods and goddesses. They had rituals and sacrifices they were commanded to perform. Any of that real? Were those gods and goddesses real? I don't think so. I think the religious leaders of those people probably made up the myths and legends. But, they treated those stories as real. They made those gods and goddesses real, because it served a purpose in that society.
So what about the myths and legends of Judaism? Of Christianity? Of any other religion? The myths and legends are true? Even Baha'is say "no". At best Baha'is say they were symbolic and not actual historical events. Or, they were made up. They are not true. Yet, God is true? An invisible, unknowable God that you better obey? That could so easily be completely made up. And the only proof we have is the messengers, the ones whose stories are filled with false, or "symbolic", myth and legend, are our only proof that this God is real?
And now about Abdul Baha... isn't his word the same as "God's" word for Baha'is? His explanation makes no sense. The gospel stories are written and presented and believed by the Christians to be literally true. They made it clear that Jesus was not a ghost or a vision. So for Christians I can absolutely agree with them that the gospels say Jesus was resurrected from the dead. But, I can also see why those stories could be and should be questioned.
I agree with Atheists and Baha'is... Things like that are not physically possible. Not a problem for Christians, they "believe". They take it "faith". Sure, anything is possible for their God... if that God is real. But, those things aren't possible to the Baha'i God? The Baha'i God "inspired" the writers to make up a symbolic story of Jesus coming back to life? A story that God knew would be taken literally? A story that he had the writers write down as if literally true? What was this God thinking?
Or, maybe that no where to be found God wasn't thinking. It was just the people writing myth and legend to make their prophet a virtual God, a Son of the Great invisible God in the sky, someone bigger and more powerful than all the Greek and Roman Gods. Someone that if not believed will punish the wicked with torture and fire? Since Baha'is don't believe in hell, although one Baha'i said you do, I would say that this story about casting people into hell could very well be a made up story to scare people into obeying. Which means, it's not real. The real God is not going to do that. Someone put those words into their made up Gods mouth as a deterrent.
Anyway, Baha'is are so close to having a religion that will change the world for the better, please don't screw it up.
