RE: [asa] Feedback wanted (resurrection)

You might want to ask Dan Barker what reason for living he has. I've
heard the atheist response is "live for the moment" because that is all
you have, but I've heard other philosophers say that that is even
meaningless. I think they can only survive by blocking the question out
of their mind. Everyone has the hope for eternal life in some way, even
if it is a closet fantasy. Without that hope of eternal life,
everything is futile. We come from nothing and go to nothing.

1 Cor. 15:
13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been
raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless
and so is your faith. 15More than that, we are then found to be false
witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised
Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are
not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been
raised either. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is
futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen
asleep in Christ are lost. 19If only for this life we have hope in
Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of rcmetcalf@thinkagain.us
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:50 AM
To: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: [asa] Feedback wanted

Hi All,

I only recently joined this mailing list after a visit with Randy Isaac.
I've been a member of ASA for quite a while, but somehow missed these
discussions (in part because my time is rather full already!). Randy
urged
me to join and I've enjoyed following some of the threads.

Since many of you have backgrounds in physics, I have a small request...
My visit with Randy was preceded by an invitation to Tufts to debate Dan
Barker on the Resurrection. I recently placed my opening presentation
for
the debate on YouTube.com. I was hoping some of you might be willing to
look at it and offer feedback here in a thread. Constructive criticism,
comments, praise, etc... are all welcome. The video had to be split into
four parts since YouTube has a 10 minute upload limit. The total time is
around 35 minutes. Search for Tufts Metcalf-Barker Debate to find it.

I'll be lecturing on this on Saturday at New Life Church here in
Colorado
Springs, so your feedback will be quite valuable. Thank you so much!

Blessings & grace,
RC Metcalf

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