Concerto of Atlantis Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 In the days when I used to get dragged off to church by my parents for Easter mass, the priest always told us this story about a scientist who set out to prove that the resurrection of Christ did not occur. Apparently, the 'evidence' proved to be quite contrary to this idea, and as a result he ended up converting to Christianity. Does anybody know any info on this case? I'd be interested in reading about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 No such evidence could ever exist in reality. There might be alledged evidence somewhere, but you must consider the source and the "evidence" finders motivation for collecting the "evidence". This would be analogous to "evidence" "proving" global warming and the like. I've seen shows on the Discovery Channel about the Shroud of Turin, maybe something like this was the "evidence"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concerto of Atlantis Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Oh, I understand that real evidence like this could not exist, hence why I wrote evidence in inverted commas. I was just interested in finding some info on this case, to see exactly how he reached this conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iakeo Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 In the days when I used to get dragged off to church by my parents for Easter mass, the priest always told us this story about a scientist who set out to prove that the resurrection of Christ did not occur. Apparently, the 'evidence' proved to be quite contrary to this idea, and as a result he ended up converting to Christianity. Does anybody know any info on this case? I'd be interested in reading about it. Sounds like an interesting story that the priest told. Ask your mom, or whomever it was that dragged you off to church, for the particular story. I know nothing about such a story, unfortunately, but I'm SURE you could find 27 stories like it with a Google search. Or,.. I could just make one up... There was this scientist. Dr. Natoo Kerayjus was his name. He thought the ressurrection was a silly idea. He was so terribly worried about people's heads being filled with this sort of mush-brainery that he set out to prove to the "believers" that resurrection was silly. He went to a prominent believer and asked, "Why do you believe in this resurrection?", to which the believer said, "Because the book of my people tell me so." The Doc then asked, "What would convince you that this resurrection was in fact nonsense?", to which the believer said, "Well, if you could prove that the feeling that I feel when I consider the meaning of the resurrection in my life is 'false', then I will surely tell all my brethren that our book is false, and we will follow you instead, as you must surely be god's representative on earth." Upon which our good Doctor threw down his assembled measuring devices and archeological gear and became the most devout member of the believer's flock. The part that the priest DIDN'T tell you: The Doctor's reasoning was thus: "If they will follow their need for a 'feeling', which is justified by such silliness as a resurrection, with such fervor and intensity, then I would rather be a hypocrit in their midst than their involuntary LEADER..!!" -Iakeo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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