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Meanwhile, you have decided what the right way to "study and believe" is.  Many sincere Christians "have studied and believe" that the resurrection is a metaphor for rebirth.  They believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in a different way than you and the fundamentalists  think they should believe, but they still believe.

Some educated religious liberal Christians are aware of the numerous ancient resurrection myths and see them (and Jesus) as reflecting a basic human desire to remake themselves and get a fresh start.  I respect the liberals more because they are more thoughtful and less dogmatic and more aware of and in sync with modern science and philosophy.[/quote]

Not Mclean atheist guy.

Let me ask you a question: why? [b]Why do sincere Christians believe this despite evidence to the contrary? [/b] Can you point me to some specific argument(s) that strongly makes the case?  I would love to read some because, to me, it seems like they start out wanting to believe this stuff in the first place, filter all evidence through that framework, and then magically make the conclusion they started with in the first place.

But let me back up a second.  Isn't a big part of Christianity the idea that this Jesus guy literally died for your sins and then rose again?  I don't know how you can not literally accept that and still identify with the faith.  It's all part of the deal.

[/quote] Because it feels good? Because they are psychologically drawn to "spirituality" in a way you are not, so can't understand?  It's more acceptable in our current society to believe than to not believe?  Because they are not aware of or interested in the evidence to the contrary?[/quote]

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