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Re: The lost tomb of Jesus? Scientist claims he has 'virtually unequivocal evidence'
I guess there really isn't any point in us continuing. You think you've had a physical conversation with god, which pretty much means no amount of reasoned arguments or logic could ever dissuade you from it. Best regards.
I'm trying to be specific and directly answer either your questions or the points you bring up. If you have one or two items you'd rather me expound upon, highlight them and I will.
:shrug: had that been the case then Christianity would have almost immediately failed, as did plenty of other cults in the region at that time. However, the authors made their texts and their claims extremely falsifiable, and instead of their being falsified (which would have been insanely easy, if the claims weren't true - just pull the body out of the grave, for one) the Church exploded. The evidence suggests that you are incorrect.
Quite the contrary - the pre-Resurrection community had no belief that Jesus would die and then come back from the dead.
:shrug: depends on what you are discussing. If you are talking Genesis, then you are talking about a date range that begins in (around) 4004 BC, if you accept a literal dateline (which many do not - it's a very Enlightenment idea to impose on an ancient text)
Exodus and the Mosaic Law were what "made" the Jewish People and the Judaic Faith and occurred around 1100-1000 "ish" BC. So about 200 "ish" years before they started getting written down. Not thousands.
Actually A) plenty of my prayers have gone unanswered (or, I suppose, the answer was "no - deal with it") and B) yes, I have indeed had direct conversations with God.
Sure. But magic is the opposite of what is described in the New Testament.
Actually it doesn't - this is a common misconception among non-believers. Christians don't believe in God because the Bible told them so, they believe in the Bible because God told them so.
If He is real then he, by definition, could not be lazy but we, indeed, are fallen and prone to rebellion in our pride.
I guess there really isn't any point in us continuing. You think you've had a physical conversation with god, which pretty much means no amount of reasoned arguments or logic could ever dissuade you from it. Best regards.