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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]N.T. Wright argues that the early Christian movement could *only* have emerged if Jesus actually rose from the dead. He claims that the sudden belief in a bodily resurrection, the transformation of the disciples, and the rapid spread of the faith can’t be explained any other way. This is the basis of the evidence presented by some of the faithful posters.

Let's do a thought exercise and compare with Jediism.

We know 100% it is based entirely on a fictional story, and yet it has inspired thousands of people around the world. There are Jedi temples, codes of ethics, spiritual practices, and people who identify as Jedi as their religion.

If Jediism can become a religious movement with followers and even rituals—all without anything “historical” behind it—then why couldn’t the same have happened in the first century? Or, any other century for any other religion?

Wright insists that people wouldn't invent a resurrection story and stake their lives on it. But people today are building real belief systems around a myth they *know* is fiction.

Across history, religions have taken root and spread through factors like charismatic storytelling, community-building, shared rituals, and cultural adaptability. The rise of Christianity does not require a literal resurrection—just a compelling story that people believe in and are willing to build a community around.

It's made up - just like Jediism. 
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What kind of thought exercise and comparision is this?  Those who believe in Jediism do not believe that the Star Wars characters actually existed.  Those who believe in Chrisitanity, believe that Jesus existed...and He did.[/quote]

Love that you capitalized He.  Kidding.[/quote]

So did you![/quote]

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