Re: logic makes a comeback

Steve Stolz (steves@uccs.com)
Fri, 06 Jun 1997 13:29:34 -0500

Russell Stewart wrote:
>
> Steve Stolz said:
>
> >> 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.
> >
> >It's hard to trick someone when they themselves have placed their
> >hand into a wound on your side, after you had been seen firsthand
> >(by John) crucified on the cross...
>
> Once again, this goes back to the accuracy of the Biblical record. How do we
> know that that really happened, rather than having been invented after the
> fact by a creative and overly enthusiastic writer?

This goes back to my original statement about the Catholic church
not assuming that the Bible's true, but rather looking at the
document critically and demonstrating it's truth in the light of
all available evidence. I will look for a good reference on this
process and publish it here soon...

Steve Stolz
steves@uccs.com