Re: logic makes a comeback

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Fri, 06 Jun 1997 17:42:52 -0400

<<2) Maybe they really believed that there *was* a resurrection. Jesus
seemed
like a fairly intelligent guy; I don't find it hard to believe that he
could have either tricked them into thinking that they saw a
resurrection,
or simply convinced them that he was resurrected.>>

Jim: Real world calling: They saw him dead and buried.

Did they ? How can you be sure ? We are talking about accounts by those
who believed he was dead.

<<3) Perhaps they were afraid that they would be killed if their lie was
exposed.>>

Jim: Real world calling: It was not THEIR lie.

Wasn't it ? They were his apostles, people might not see it the way you
saw it. Guilt by association.

<<Fear of the reactions of the people who had been lied to.>>

Jim: Real world question: What people? What lie?

Their followers. The lie of the resurrection.

Pim