Why Don’t You Believe Jesus Rose From The Grave?

[Jimmy]

Feel free to share your thoughts.

 

[F1fan]

Because dead people have rotten brains that can't put the central nervous system to work.

And the whole Jesus myth is absurd, and implausible.

 

[Jimmy]

Because dead people have rotten brains that can't put the central nervous system to work.

And the whole Jesus myth is absurd, and implausible.

Kinda like zombies huh?

 

[The Hammer]

And the whole Jesus myth is absurd, and implausible.

It's..... Myth. Is it supposed to be factual?

 

[F1fan]

It's..... Myth. Is it supposed to be factual?

That's a question for true believers. They certainly think so. I'm not sure they have ever questioned it given their fervor.

 

[The Hammer]

That's a question for true believers.

True believers? Like a true Scotsman?

They certainly think so.

Not all of them, not literally anywise.

I'm not sure they have ever questioned it given their fervor.

They? That's a pretty big generalization.

 

[The Hammer]

That's a question for true believers. They certainly think so. I'm not sure they have ever questioned it given their fervor.

Is a "true believer" only literalists of myth and religion?

 

[Jimmy]

It's..... Myth. Is it supposed to be factual?

yes

 

[Jimmy]

True believers? Like a true Scotsman?

Not all of them, not literally anywise.


They? That's a pretty big generalization.

Pretty much all of them literally believe it.

 

[The Hammer]

yes

Oh? Not in my tradition.

 

[The Hammer]

Pretty much all of them literally believe it.

My wife doesn't. Nor does my family. And they are all Christian.

Hence my reference to a "no true Scotsman" fallacy..

 

[F1fan]

Is a "true believer" only literalists of myth and religion?

It seems they define themselves that way. The more fantastic the concepts, the more they like to claim they alone have the truth.

As we see, @King Phenomenon thinks the Jesus myth is true. Why does he believe that? I'll bet he's unsure. He just does.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

My wife doesn't. Nor does my family. And they are all Christian.

Hence my reference to a "no true Scotsman" fallacy..

I know some Christians who don't believe it. I've also met some in the past who didn't believe it either.

 

[Brian2]

It seems they define themselves that way. The more fantastic the concepts, the more they like to claim they alone have the truth.

As we see, @King Phenomenon thinks the Jesus myth is true. Why does he believe that? I'll bet he's unsure. He just does.

It was true 2000 years ago and it is the foundation of the Christian faith. It is why the disciples of Jesus believed Jesus was whom He claimed to be. It is what Jesus said He would do. If Jesus did not rise from the dead they would have gone back to fishing etc just as followers of other so called Messiahs did when their Messiahs did not do what the Messiah was to do. Jesus however showed that God was on His side and that He was alive and would continue to do what the Messiah was to do.
It is these days in Western culture that people are called fanatics for believing the plain simple truths of the gospel.

 

[Jimmy]

My wife doesn't. Nor does my family. And they are all Christian.

Hence my reference to a "no true Scotsman" fallacy..

They’re in the minority. The very small minority.

 

[Jimmy]

Oh? Not in my tradition.

You’re a pagan.

 

[Jimmy]

It seems they define themselves that way. The more fantastic the concepts, the more they like to claim they alone have the truth.

As we see, @King Phenomenon thinks the Jesus myth is true. Why does he believe that? I'll bet he's unsure. He just does.

I feel Jesus’ presence.

 

[Jimmy]

I know some Christians who don't believe it. I've also met some in the past who didn't believe it either.

Personally I wouldn’t consider them Christian.

 

[Jimmy]

My wife doesn't. Nor does my family. And they are all Christian.

Hence my reference to a "no true Scotsman" fallacy..

Personally, I wouldn’t consider them Christian.

 

[The Hammer]

You’re a pagan.

And there are literalist pagans too. It's just typically discouraged.