The author of this post in making a case for Jesus H Christ tells us there were five hundred witnesses to the resurrection, and some of them famous. I for my case, would want to know the name of one eye witness among the five hundred.
He also says there were witnesses to the resurrection. Now, all my reading of the bible tell me all the people who went to the tomb found an empty tomb and Mary Magdalene did not observe the resurrection event.
He also claims as support for the resurrection story, that several names are given. How this builds the case for the resurrection when we don’t have independent accounts of these various witnesses I don’t see.
I am not a lawyer, but I think the claim that
The life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ would stand up in a court of law.
Is untrue. There are few Bible stories, if any, that would stand in a court of law. Unless of course, that court was one that ruled based on miracles.
Happy Sunday everyone.
Random thoughts 
Not to mention what hallucinogens were around then, & how many may have used such things.
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You know. They could have been high on weed for all we know
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Yes, these things weren’t likely illegal then, so who knows what people were seeing….or not. Its all such a crock to me.
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It is a lot of crock. It is disturbing that in this century, people still believe in these things
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That it is, & from otherwise intelligent people.
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“I for my case, would want to know the name of one eye witness among the five hundred.” Elvis.
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Hahahahaha.
Elvis the blind?
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Elvis the Fat
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Eleven witnesses testified to the divine origin of the Book of Mormon’s golden plates. Of those eleven, eight claimed they’d handled them directly and three claimed an angel had shown them the golden plates. We have their names, exact dates of birth and death, and in some cases, even portraits. None recanted on their death beds.
What more proof do we need?
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None! That’s a mic drop right there! I’m joining the Mormons based solely on this! $Amen$
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Smart move. Who wants to spend an eternity with 72 virgins anyways.
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No, there is no fun in that.
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I read somewhere it is actually 72 raisins. Muslims value the grape, apparently?
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Dehydrated apples, actually. 72 dehydrated apples.
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Haha. 72 apples it is
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They didn’t see the plates the first try, they had to be chastised, repent, and pray for only the holy would be able to see the angel and heft the plates. They all came around to seeing them. It’s a version of the emperors new clothes. No one wanted to admit to being sinful, and no one believed the others weren’t seeing them and they all agreed. Nice little play on the foibles of human psychology mixed with faith and a charismatic leader. It’s even happening today. Check out Netflix “Holy Hell” for instance. People can be deeply fooled by themselves.
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So say the scoffers and apostates. But those who feel the burning in the bosom know it’s true. 🙂
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Did you have a little goround with the Mormons too?
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Oh yeah. I’ve sparred with ambassadors from nearly every Christian faith and a couple of Muslims, as well. The hard part is keeping all the doctrinal nuances straight.
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There is a lot of overlap…but don’t tell them that. They think they have something special.
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Hahaha.
I might just be blessed enough to see the plates myself,:-)
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How does one become a Mormon? It seems they have irrefutable evidence
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You’re in luck. Google says there are eight LDS churches and one seminary in your area.
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My luck goes beyond that. I know a few of the church leaders
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I see Magic Underwear in your future, Maka!
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Hahaha, Brian. The future looks bright for me. I may even get a planet from Tom Cruise to add to my future. I mean why stop at one crazy church
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I think you are confusing the most successful 20th century scam (Scientology) with the most successful 19th century scam (Mormonism).
Crazy Tommy the Ageless is a SCIENTOLOGY. I don’t know if Xenu is handing out planets, but the Mormon deity certainly is. 🙂
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Ah I see. So the morons sorry Mormons give out magic pants and planets
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I noticed he said “The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus are historically recorded events.”
I just love it when Christians try to turn the bible into a book with “historically recorded events.”
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He is a pastor and such, his livelihood would be threatened if he said anything such as the paucity of evidence for biblical claims
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I am sparring with someone right now at The Friendly Atheist who is Gay and Trans, insists that Yahweh is not “aseitic” (Omnipotent), is full of certainty that he knows that Jesus was really exactly like a left wing peace activist hippy from Berkeley, California, etc. etc. It works for this person, so who am I to criticize?
Except they still make statement that such and such is True.
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