Instigator / Con
7
1650
rating
44
debates
77.27%
won
Topic
#1297

Jesus's Resurrection

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

TheRealNihilist
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
5,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
3
1395
rating
22
debates
20.45%
won
Description

I am going to waive the first round and Pro would have to wave the final round.

Pro: Jesus did resurrect and I can prove it
Con: No he didn't

Burden of proof is on Pro. If I fail to counter his claims sufficiently then he wins. If I do counter his claims sufficiently then I win.

Kind of an extreme burden of proof since I would have to debunk all his claims to win but given there isn't a lot to discuss I don't think this is too much to ask for.

I don't really want to add rules since I know they ain't going to be enforced and think if the previous rules are going to be broken I still think I can win if I do post arguments as well.

Thanks for reading and participating in whatever way you see fit.

Hopefully this is worthwhile.

:1

:1

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@GeneralGrant

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General Grant,

YOUR QUOTE: "If he hadn't raised from the dead, then death could not be conquered."

The problem is NOT Jesus raising from the dead, it is the biblical axiom that He really didn't DIE because He arose from the tomb to life in 3 days! Therefore how can the TRUE Christian like myself say that He died for our sins when He remains alive?!!! Dying for only 3 days and coming back to life is an embarrassment if one wants to use the notion of "Jesus died for our sins." Get it? 2+2=4.

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@GeneralGrant

>>If he hadn't raised from the dead, then death could not be conquered.

Death can't be conquered because there is no evidence of it. Some people are hopeless. I only wish you are given the tools to realize that and change your view on things. Oh well.

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@BrotherDThomas

If he hadn't raised from the dead, then death could not be conquered.

I hate it when Jesus' Resurrection is brought forth, this is because it shows that Jesus really didn't die as a true sacrifice! Whereas, a true sacrifice, as in World War II, is that you remained dead! The soldiers in all wars did NOT have the option of returning to life after 3 days as Jesus did, so where is the TRUE sacrifice for the sins of the world? My faith is tested at all times, where this proposition is one of the worst in this vein.

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@TheRealNihilist

That is all right.

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@GeneralGrant

I am such a procrastinator.

Sorry about that.

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@TheRealNihilist

Well, not this opponent. Hahahahaha

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@GeneralGrant

I thought my opponent wouldn't need more than 5k characters.

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@TheRealNihilist

Thanks. I got it. I wish you would have allowed more words.

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@TheAtheist

>>You can never be absolutely certain that Jesus did not rise from the dead.

That is not good enough stance to win in my opinion.

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@GeneralGrant

Look above.

Green square is Pro.

Red square is Con.

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@TheRealNihilist

Are you pro or con?

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@TheRealNihilist

I think it would be better to say "we don't have enough evidence to conclude that he did" instead of "no he didn't". You can never be absolutely certain that Jesus did not rise from the dead.