Recycling a post from my Facebook profile. Every Easter (which is correctly termed "Resurrection Day"), many people who say they are believers celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Faiithful Christians celebrate this event every day of their lives. Specifically, they observe His memorial (death, burial, and resurrection) by partaking of the Lord's Supper, every first day of the week; and they await His Second Coming. He promised He would return for us, although He did not tell us when. That's why we "watch and pray".
REFERENCE: What Would It Take to Prove the Resurrection? | Scientific American
This Scientific American article says to PROVE the Resurrection, there must be:
- Historical evidence, although historical documentation wouldn’t be enough.- Science requires repeatability. ~ A one‑time supernatural event just won't cut it!
- Eyewitness testimony is unreliable because psychological research shows that memory is malleable, especially if emotionally charged or culturally significant.
- The article says there's a difference between “proof” and “belief.”
Religious belief doesn’t depend on scientific proof.
BOTTOM LINE: Resurrection claims fall into a category that science cannot adjudicate. TO DATE, no amount of historical or scientific evidence could ever conclusively prove a resurrection. The event is by definition supernatural and non-repeatable.
Belief in the resurrection ultimately rests on FAITH, not empirical demonstration.
The same logic also probably applies to the Ascension, even though there were eyewitnesses.
--- I like this science article. IT'S IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. You either believe the Resurrection is FACT or FICTION. I believe. 💖
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