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Originally posted by kang
Why should Jesus be treated differently? Simply because extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Washington crossing the Delaware is a very ordinary claim, so ordinary proof will suffice.
And even though extraordinary proof is required, all you have is word of mouth. Not only that, but that word comes from biased individuals. Once again, shall we ask the followers of David Koresh what they thought of him, or should we get an independent opinion?
I also understand that each gospel presents a different version of the resurrection. One saw two angels, one didn’t see any, etc, etc. Now I’m sure you will say this is just verification that they all didn’t collaborate on a falsified story, or that their memory varied slightly between the events and when they wrote it down, but I say the story is far too important for there to be variations in it.
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Unfortunately, they didn't have digital cameras, DNA testing, and fingerprint and eye retina scans back then, along with the many other technological advances we have today that can help prove who is who. (Ex: DNA testing determining if a man raped a woman).
So from ancient times, all we have is word of mouth, and ancient texts.
So mayb George Washington crossing the Delaware River isn't the good example, but how about the Pyramids of Egypt? The cities of the ancient Aztecs? Perhaps they also didn't exsist - maybe those buildings were built by a newer people group, or a bunch of aliens.
It is true: when you starting digging in the dirt, the older the dirt, the more difficult it becomes to authenticate things. But a failure to verify with 100 percent accuracy some event doesn't necessarily negate that event, even if that even has great significance. That, of course, is where faith comes into play.
-Z-man.