Re: Signs of Scientism

--- Pim van Meurs <pimvanmeurs@yahoo.com> wrote:

> David: What do you make of the resurrection of Christ, Pim? Did Christ
> really rise from the dead? Was it a "natural" event or was it "miraculous?"
> If it was miraculous, is there any rational basis for believing it happened?
>
> Pim: I was not there to witness it, I was not there to research it so I am
not
> sure if the resurrection from the dead really happened. Could it have been a
> deep coma? Could it have been a near death experience? It's hard to tell
> lacking the evidence. So what do I accept as a scientist and what do I accept
> as a Christian? The two are very different. In the end it does not really
> matter though since the meaning of Christ's resurrection is far more
> important than the proven veracity of such an event.
>
It seems to me that the meaning of the resurrection would be lost if it were
not a real event. Sure, as a scientist I can't establish that it occurred by
scientific means. But, as has been discussed elsewhere on this list, science is
a very limited way of knowing. Some people have argued that there is enough
evidence of the resurrection to prove it in court. Not being a legal expert I
won't comment further on that. But in my heart I believe that God raised Jesus
Christ from the dead.

Romans10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
586.986.1474 (work) 248.652.4148 (home) 248.303.8651 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31

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Received on Wed Jan 18 12:22:56 2006