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@J w Atheist cult ? Too bad you don't know what '' cult '' means or '' atheist '' for that matter.

@J w I'm part of what ?

@J w If any of the two would be a cult, it would be Christian groups. Atheism is simply a non belief that gods exist.

Its 1 year later. In hindsight, did you actually pray for the youtubers in this comment section? Or was that just your 2 cents?🤔

I did indeed, I just said another one as well. How about you my good man?

I'm a former Christian of 25 years. You should research the ancient history of Judaism. That's what lead me out of the faith. If you read my comments to Krystaline Krys above, you'll get an idea of the history. Here's a brief description. The original Israelites were indigenous Canaanites and practiced the polytheistic Canaanite religion centuries prior to Judaism. El was the chief deity of the earlier Canaanite religion with Asherah as his wife, Baal his son and Anat his daughter. El was the original God of the Israelites.

I'd wager Strobel is aware of this historical information but it'd be career suicide to make anyone aware of it

If you doubt me watch Dr. Christine Hayes " Lecture 7: Israel in Egypt: Moses and the Beginning of Yahwism". She is a Yale University professor. You can skip to the 32 minute timestamp to hear about how the original Israelites were indigenous Canaanites and practiced the polytheistic Canaanite religion centuries before Judaism began.

@@todbeard8118 How do you still doubt the resurrection of JESUS, & who He was?? Proof of the Resurrection of JESUS!!

@@tomdipasquale9633 Because I've researched the actual history. Here's a hint- you won't find it in the bible.

Jesus christ is not '' lord '' any more than the 16 or so man\god '' saviors '' who preceded him.

He is ? prove it.

@ManSon Rising That's right, it's not for me... I'll take facts, evidence and logic over faith any day.

@@jerrylanglois7892 Abdul, who cares you believe or not. not my problem.

@@ranferchristian8050 Well, YOU obviously care, otherwise you wouldn't have written.

@Dd S so you have any evidence of Lee being a liar? Or simply stating your opinion based on no evidence?

@@Carpaintry_of_God I don't see Dd S's reply, but I can tell you when Lee said "at a rather young age, I decided "god" does not, and can not exist". If this is true, he would have needed more than just reading the bible, what is said about Jesus and the resurrection to become a theist. He is just taking whoever wrote the books of the bible at their word, and not questioning it. Keep in mind he was a journalist for a Chicago newspaper, and journalists are supposed to be unbiased and just do the research on something and present the facts that were found. He didn't do that when writing his books, he went to one source, and that source happens to believe the bible is the written word of "god". He didn't look to any outside sources who have their own theories on what the bible is. I'm an ex Christian, the opposite of what Lee claims to be. If there is a way for you to find out how much he was making as a journalist, and what he is making now writing his books about Jesus, I suggest trying to do that. You have to give it to the guy, he's smart and knew how to make lots more money than he was making as a journalist. ;)

@@EddieSchultz62 if you're referring to Lee Strobel not looking at the evidence then I would say you're not doing enough research about Lee Strobel. Have you read any of his books or watch the movie based on his life experience?

@@Carpaintry_of_God Okay, please post a list of people he met with while writing his books. Show me the historians that do agree a man named Jesus existed, but don't believe he was a god man. Most historians believe a Jesus lived during those times, and there may be some truth to some things he did. But do you not agree that the things he is claimed to have done is just stories that people wrote to make him look like a god. If not, then you haven't done your research either. Read this about Lee, let me know your thoughts after. www.alternet.org/2019/03/how-case-for-christ-author-lee-strobel-fabricated-his-best-selling-story/

@@Carpaintry_of_God "Furthermore, he rarely interviews people critical of his position and when he does quote them, the quotes are usually superficial and used as a strawman argument for the following text. Comments that support his position are often taken at face value, without analysis or scrutiny and there is almost never any investigation of the claims made which are in support of his arguments." rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lee_Strobel

If you've bought any of his books, he's thanking you.. ;) If he was an atheist, it would have taken him much more than reading the bible and believing it's words. There are ex Christians who became non believers in "god" after actually reading the bible and doing research. So what Lee is claiming is bogus. He just found a way to make lots more money than he was making as a journalist.

@@EddieSchultz62 have you read any of his books?

@@poeticsun645 I have read the most famous of Lee Strobel's books, The Case for Christ. I have called myself an Atheist, but I would rather use the term for myself, Christian Skeptic. I can tell you, Lee Strobel does a poor job of playing the game of being an actual Atheist. I'll explain to you what I did, I checked out from the library the book called The Case for Christ. Then I bought the book called "The Case Against The Case for Christ." by Robert M. Price. Price is a Bible Scholar who then went on the explain in his book all the mistakes and overstatements that Lee Strobel made in his book. The actual Bible Scholarship does not agree with Lee Strobel like he wants people to think it does. But I have studied the criticisms thru history of Christianity. I could explain why Thomas Jefferson did not think that Christianity is true and how he put that in the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Understanding stories and how stories are written can also explain why Christianity is not true.

To be honest: 1. Claims that Jesus was executed 2. Early reports ( recorded by unknown writers who were not witnesses) of the resurrection of Jesus 3. Claims the the tomb of Jesus is empty 4. Eyewitnesses who claim they saw the resurrected Jesus & whose claims were recorded by unknown writers who were not witnesses Note: 1 and 3 are not significant. We know people can be executed,and an empty tomb is only proof that the tomb is empty. There are many empty tombs in Egypt.

@@cnault3244 well, how else would it have gotten empty?

@J w You forgot to present any evidence for his resurrection.

@@savannahuff2478 "well, how else would it have gotten empty?" Lots of tombs in Egypt are empty. Were all those people resurrected?

@J w Written years after his death and resurrection by people that weren't even there.... sounds legit.

The apocryphal texts were never accepted by the Jews as being scripture, and weren't part of the new testament. The catholics added them and they were never supposed to be included in the inspired word of God, which also demonstrates the resurection of Christ.

@@lepidoptera9337 comic books and historical documents of eyewitnesses of a historical event aren't the same thing.

@@lepidoptera9337 the Bible is a series of historical documents written between roughly 1400 BC to 90 AD. The donkey itself didn't talk but God caused it to. Donkeys cannot talk, yes, that is part of the set of naturalistic laws that provide the basis for a miracle, kind of like the resurection of Jesus Christ. He claimed to be one with God and provided the evidence for that claim in breaking all naturalistic laws and rising from the dead. You could argue that it didn't happen, which is possible, but given the circumstantial evidence surrounding the event its more reasonable to conclude that the direct evidence of the eyewitnesses testimonies are factual rather than fabricated. If Jesus was truly dead after the crucifixion, the tomb was empty, the disciples genuinely believed they had seen Jesus alive after He had died and they were transformed by this experience they claimed to have had, tell me, what other reasonable conclusion do you personally come to that can account for the evidence that isn't based on a naturalistic presuppositional bias?

In Mexico they don't lash the performer tearing apart his flesh, nor they drive nails, nor they drive a spear through their flesh. You don't know what you are talking about

@@shouldves7030 "Are you smarter than him ? If not just believe!" Smarter than who?

@@shouldves7030 I don't get simple questions that are too vague to know exactly what is being asked. At what point in the video is evidence for the Bible story of the resurrection presented? (hint: I asked for proof that what the Bible claims is true. the Bible cannot be used as the proof for itself)

@@shouldves7030 " did you spend more than two years on investigation?" Yes. Do you have any evidence for the existence of god, for the resurrection, or for any of the miracles described in the Bible? If so, share the evidence. If not, why do you believe it? "What have you done to wrap your head around the resurrection other than this baloney comment? " What evidence can you present for the resurrection? "Who do you think you are?" I know who I am.

@@shouldves7030 "you really know who you are." Sure. " No one knows who they are" Prove this claim. "where they come from" I came from my parents. "what their names are other than what people named them " DUH. What do you think a name is? "You dont know who your soul is ! " No one has proven that a soul exists, so your statement can be dismissed. " And if you spend at least two years of investigation you wouldnt ask these simple basic questions. You are very self contradictory that being said you are a liar!" I noticed in your long rambling post that you offered up not a single scrap of evidence to show that a god exists or that Jesus was resurrected, or for any miracle described in the Bible.

I think you would have to get his book or look at some of his other videos

Lee Strobel just proved the Christian belief in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. What proof can you give that "the brow chakra awakens" or that the "crown chakra" awakens? Until you can offer evidence, these are just beliefs.

@@matno1949 The medical symbol with the two intertwined snakes represents the spiritual anatomy in a human. At each crossing of the snake there is a spiritual center or chakra. There are seven chakras. People have gut and heart feelings caused by energy in the lower chakras. On rare occasions people like Jesus and others have awakened their higher chaskras and gone through a type death and resurrection. Shamans of primitive cultures talk about going through a type of death. Zen Buddhists call the death of the Self "The Great Death." These are experiences not beliefs.

Do you have any evidence for the existence of chakras? There's evidence for the ressurection of Jesus Christ, not any for some mystical eastern religions. Don't blend lies with truth, that's what Satan did in the garden.

@@davidclark2592 actually, the snake on a pole represents the story of Moses when he lifted up the brass serpent on a pole, as God commanded, so when the people looked upon it they would be healed from their snake bites.

What is your source for saying that? On contrary, Bible speaks about war after war

@Giuseppe Tripodi What proofs ? Do you even know what '' proof '' means ?

Jerry Langlois it is real, it happened. God is real! You believe it didn’t happen because you want to, if you accept it happened you will be found guilty of sin and you don’t want that. You want to be free to do what ever you do.

@@glock907 Give me the proof of your claims.

@ManSon Rising I agree, you either believe in the koran and mohammed as god's prophet or you don't. There is no certainty.

The one making the claim has the burden of proof, and that's you, not me.

This argument doesn't make any sense. Essentially what you're saying is everyone in the time of Jesus was superstitious and savage? This isn't an argument against the circumstantial evidence for Jesus' ressurection. It's an attack on the character of the witnesses. Take time to envision that as your argument, completely nonsensical.

Darwin? Seriously? Why don’t you read Lees book “The Case for Creation.” Darwinism has been debunked so many times! God Bless, I hope your eyes are opened to the truth. By the way, I’m pretty sure you have a bad or non existent relationship with your father.

@@l456tatertot3 God as Dad ?

Derek Videll, You are a Fool! Lee Strobel just gave you an overwhelming amount of evidence. If you look for evidence of Jesus outside the Bible, there is an overwhelming amount. of evidence as well. The religion of Evolution has the weakest amount of evidence on how we evolved from a rock. Evolution literally claims we evolved from a rock. But whatever man, God Bless ya'!

Three hours? No, about seven minutes.

@@heresjonni8968 ...oh, there's evidence. There just isn't a question that's being answered by Team Resurrection's hypothesis, is all. You see, Science works on budgets: It doesn't have the resources to formulate hypothesis' for every imaginable question. Science MUST discriminate. There is also the issue of bias in proposed questions, of people wishing to serve an agenda; say, of an religious sort; or political, or economic sort. Science must have a valid method for minimizing bias, as well as optimizing its use of limited resources. The criteria Science uses for this is by looking for questions possessed of intrinsic value--questions generated by themselves, in the form of anomalies. These are facts (or, perhaps, just one fact) which are "inherently interesting," meaning that current models are unable to explain them ...You see. But, no mere claim about an anomaly is valid. The claim must not only be validated with the actual fact(s), but must have a consensus of interest in the anomaly. The example of the asteroid "Omua omua," back in 2017, is typical. The facts which Team Resurrection puts forth (the death of a person, an alleged empty tomb, religious belief in a risen god, etc.) generate no anomaly of interest to Science. So, again, "the resurrection hypothesis" doesn't explain any sort of valid question at all--one of inherent interest to any science. Therefore, neither is a valid question present of interest for human action. The "resurrection hypothesis" can thus be dismissed out-of-hand.

No serious scholar, atheist or not, has ever denied Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth. Every time I read or hear this canned comment, I know there is no validity to it.

You seem to think very highly of yourself and lowly of the people who disagree with you. Seems like you have a reasonable mind capable of forming a reasonable conclusion.... What evidence outside the Bible 'disproves Him'? Whatever that means.