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[quote=Anonymous]I find it fascinating that the PPs who did not answer the OP's question, but took a moment to take a swipe at belief in Jesus, cited such reasons as "it's just how they were raised" or "you believe whatever myths you learn as a child" or "it's all faith, no reason."  No one has taken the different possibilities about Jesus and the resurrection head-on.  There are only so many.  And they are either true or false.  If you keep removing the ones that prove unreasonable, you are left with...what?

Just take the Resurrection.  If it happened, Jesus rose from the dead.  If it did not happen, what are the answers to these questions:

#1  Who moved the stone?
#2  Who took the body?
#3  Who started the Resurrection myth and why?  What profit did they get from their lie?

There are real possibilities, with the option to accept or reject the data, the premises, the conclusions.  But I never see that here.

And the most puzzling rejection of all is "it's just how you were raised," ignoring the millions of adult converts, or the fact that Christianity began with conversion, by necessity.  As for those who never heard the name Jesus or the story of the Resurrection--they had nothing to accept or reject.  They way they knew God has no bearing on Who God actually is.  Jesus, if he is who he said he was, is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.  In addition to a Jewish man who was crucified by the Romans.

So if you are reading this thread, you have the opportunity and the cognitive capacity to address the various possibilities and own your conclusion.  Go for it.[/quote]

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