God Is Imaginary, proof 15: the resurrection
- Why did Jesus stop appearing after the resurrection, and why doesn't he appear to everyone today?
A host reads the week's godisimaginary.com 'proof' in full. The site's argument: the resurrection is the defining proof of Jesus' divinity, proved only by his appearances to people (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21, 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, with the Apostles' Creed as summary). It asks why Jesus stopped appearing and doesn't appear to everyone today — claiming the Bible's prayer promises (Matthew 7:7, John 14:4, Matthew 18) mean a prayer to materialize should work, and since it never does, Paul's account must be false, Jesus was merely human, and God is imaginary.
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