Evidence for why we know the New Testament writers told the truth.

[joobz]

4 score and 11900 posts ago...

 

[carlitos]

Which is more likely:

1 - A human being was thrown into a vat of boiling oil and his skin didn't peel off, he didn't breathe in oil and suffocate, melting his lungs, etc. He emerged "unharmed." (Having worked at KFC, I can tell you what hot oil does to human skin)

or

2 - The above account is a fantasy tale told in the 'oral tradition'
Please formulate your answer as follows.

1 (explanation)
2 (explanation)
other (explanation)

A miracle is a miracle -- there were "many" miracles done by the apostles if you believe the bible-- why are you especially amazed by this one.

I'm not amazed by it. Why can't you answer this simple question?

 

[RoboTimbo]

What would really detract from the evidence is a mod moving some of these posts to AAH and dropping the post count back down.

 

[zooterkin]

What would really detract from the evidence is a mod moving some of these posts to AAH and dropping the post count back down.

How would they know where to stop?

 

[Akhenaten]

C'mon people, we got another 30 posts to go.

Pharoah, do you have a nifty picture to commemerate this historic event?

I have a pic, yes, and although it's not for me to judge its niftyness, it does incorporate a quotatiion from the NT which may, in fact, contain a skerrick of truth.

The bad news is that the quote is from Revelation, and given the general trippiness of that particular book I guess the likelihood of its veracity is somewhat questionable.

Still, it's as close as anything else we've had so far.

As a bonus, I've found a video clip featuring our latest milestone, sort of.

 

[RoboTimbo]

How would they know where to stop?

Well, they would remove all of the posts that don't have any evidence that the NT writers told the truth and then.... Oh.... I see. Never mind.

 

[Akhenaten]

What would really detract from the evidence is a mod moving some of these posts to AAH and dropping the post count back down.

Detract from what now?


ETA: Never mind. I see you twigged.

 

[kmortis]

Detract from what now?


ETA: Never mind. I see you twigged.

Sweet, we're on our way to helping Proove That The New Testament Authors Told The Truth. 12,000 posts of truthiness!

 

[Lothian]

Count me out of any blatent post count bumping

 

[Akhenaten]

I may as well take this opportunity to point out that one of our foremost investigators into the [abysmal lack of] evidence for why we know the New Testament writers told the truth, paximperium, is only 16 posts short of being the second recipient of the Holy Fallacy Grenade of Antioch.

We live in momentous times, boys and girls! We are writing history!

 

[Hokulele]

Did someone mention evidence? Oh, no it was post count bumping. I always get those confused.

 

[RoboTimbo]

That and tub thumping.

 

[kmortis]

Man, I'm a know-nothing slacker. I need another ~800 posts to have any credability in this thread.

 

[zooterkin]

Do evidence and post count bumping smell like bacon?

 

[Akhenaten]

While we're waiting, let's hear from our favourite messenger, on the subject of losing one's faith.

It's quite profound.

Your above post tells me you have not read all of this thread, because we have been over much of this. And you have not "specifically" said what in this thread (that it appears you haven't read all of) has made you lose your faith in God (as you claim this thread has).

OK, I lied. It's complete gibberish. Sorry.

 

[Moss]

how would they know where to stop?

this!

 

[paximperium]

That and tub thumping.

"I get knock down, but I get up again, you're never going to keep me down!!!"

 

[Helen]

Would I post here just to bump the post count? Never! And all of my very, very few posts in this thread are out there for you to see, as evidence of this!

 

[kmortis]

WOO! One more...Hit it Pharoah.

 

[Akhenaten]

Revelation 21:15-16

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