Originally posted by Nineveh
The "enlightened" didn't believe there was a Troy, until they dug it up. Same goes for Nineveh.
But the histriocity of Troy and Nineveh were not based on claims of supernatural events...
Big difference.
Even the religious leaders at the time couldn't discount what happened, they could only put their spin to it.
Assuming, of course, that those stories are any more reliable than the resurrection story.
When people
want to believe in something, they will, regardless of evidence, or lack thereof. You are a case in point.
You
need to have a god for your own particular reasons, so you feel you
must believe to give your life meaning. There is almost no evidence or lack of evidence that would shake your belief.
I can identify with that position. I held it at one time myself.
You can go on believing that if you like. Far be it from me to convince you other wise
Very, very far. :thumb:
By the way, you never did directly answer my questions... should we assume that you have not ever personally met one of these alleged "eyewitnesses"?
That you have never actually interviewed one in their native language?
That you are merely relying on "hearsay" evidence, for which the original sources no longer exist?
Essentially your faith seems to be based on a several thousand year old game of "telephone".
:doh:
What a fragile framework upon which to pin your hopes for your allegedly eternal destiny...