“When we look closely, we discover that all the actual evidence that Jesus rose from the dead consisted of unconfirmable hearsay, just like every other incredible claim made by the ancient religions of the day.
Christian apologists make six-figure careers out of denying this, but their elaborate attempts always collapse on inspection.”
-- Richard Carrier
Xians often say things like “if the resurrection wasn’t true, why would the apostles go through persecution/torture/death?”
And they have a point. Likewise, if Islam isn’t true, why would people hijack planes and blow themselves up? And if faith healing isn’t true, why would people subject their sick kids to it, rather than take them to a doctor?
Because faith.
