The book was written after. The question is historical events and figures. St. Paul, for example, is a notable historical figure and author. He at first prosecuted early Christians, then converted to Christianity himself, and he was in an intense direct contact with the first disciples of Jesus and other people who firsthand saw Him resurrected.
So, some dead dude knew a guy that pinky swore that he totally saw Jesus rise from the dead?
You have to understand why that's not at all convincing. You'd think that such an omnipotent being that puts so much bearing on how you live your life would - you know - continue talking to us. Why doesn't he just pop into the sky and tell us to follow the Bible lol?
I'm sorry, but it would be illogical for me to believe in a deity and alter my life all because of one book and nothing else. It lacks any actual evidence and goes against basic logic. I still don't know and won't pretend to know what is out there. If I had to choose, I'd lean more towards there is some form of a god than believing that nothingness created the whole universe.
We probably will never know during our lifetime.
Edit: I had to respond to this comment because I get a "thread can't go that deep" message when I try to reply to your latest comment. Anyway, I'm 100% certain that we are going to disagree on all of this. But thank you for taking the time to talk to me.
Also, you can just go one comment up every time, the number of replies to the same comment is not limited (I think).
"You'd think that such an omnipotent being that puts so much bearing on how you live your life would - you know - continue talking to us. Why doesn't he just pop into the sky and tell us to follow the Bible lol?" - Again, it's your problem, not His. (You are there to serve Him and not vice versa. And this is like asking "why does he allow a terrible earthquake, since is important for us not to suffer from earthquakes". He doesn't owe us sinners anything.) As St. Augustine said, he could just send us all to Hell for our sins against Him, and be just. But He, out of mercy, additionally provided an escape route.
To the previous question, surely God who can make Big Bang happen can make one man's resurrection happen (especially if it has an important place in the global scheme of things too)? What's your logic?
So, the book vouches for itself by claiming people totally witnessed it all, and some died?
Even if people died for it, that doesn't prove that it's true. It's circular reasoning.
The book was written after. The question is historical events and figures. St. Paul, for example, is a notable historical figure and author. He at first prosecuted early Christians, then converted to Christianity himself, and he was in an intense direct contact with the first disciples of Jesus and other people who firsthand saw Him resurrected.
So, some dead dude knew a guy that pinky swore that he totally saw Jesus rise from the dead?
You have to understand why that's not at all convincing. You'd think that such an omnipotent being that puts so much bearing on how you live your life would - you know - continue talking to us. Why doesn't he just pop into the sky and tell us to follow the Bible lol?
I'm sorry, but it would be illogical for me to believe in a deity and alter my life all because of one book and nothing else. It lacks any actual evidence and goes against basic logic. I still don't know and won't pretend to know what is out there. If I had to choose, I'd lean more towards there is some form of a god than believing that nothingness created the whole universe.
We probably will never know during our lifetime.
Edit: I had to respond to this comment because I get a "thread can't go that deep" message when I try to reply to your latest comment. Anyway, I'm 100% certain that we are going to disagree on all of this. But thank you for taking the time to talk to me.
Also, you can just go one comment up every time, the number of replies to the same comment is not limited (I think).
"You'd think that such an omnipotent being that puts so much bearing on how you live your life would - you know - continue talking to us. Why doesn't he just pop into the sky and tell us to follow the Bible lol?" - Again, it's your problem, not His. (You are there to serve Him and not vice versa. And this is like asking "why does he allow a terrible earthquake, since is important for us not to suffer from earthquakes". He doesn't owe us sinners anything.) As St. Augustine said, he could just send us all to Hell for our sins against Him, and be just. But He, out of mercy, additionally provided an escape route.
To the previous question, surely God who can make Big Bang happen can make one man's resurrection happen (especially if it has an important place in the global scheme of things too)? What's your logic?