2007-04-08

Formal Debate: The Historical Resurrection of Jesus? – Link fixed

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by Neil Godfrey

[Link is dead. If anyone has a copy of the original discussion please let me know. Thanks. — Neil Godfrey, 20th July, 2019]

At the Richard Dawkins website — started by Steven Carr.

(Personally I can’t see what there is to debate. It is not rational to think that people rise from the dead. Still, I know I haven’t always thought like this, hence the link for those interested.)

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