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Are Athiest Merely Cynics Or Evidence Seeking Skeptics by xidos: 8:37pm On Oct 10, 2009
i was reading an interesting piece of article in Y-Jesus!
http://www.y-jesus.com/body_count2.php where it stated the following
[b]But not everyone is willing to fairly examine the evidence. Bertrand Russell admits his take on Jesus was “not concerned” with historical facts.4 Historian Joseph Campbell, without citing evidence, calmly told his PBS television audience that the resurrection of Jesus is not a factual event.5 Other scholars, such as John Dominic Crossan of the Jesus Seminar, agree with him.6 None of these skeptics present any evidence for their views.

True skeptics, as opposed to cynics, are interested in evidence. In a Skeptic magazine editorial entitled “What Is a Skeptic?” the following definition is given: “Skepticism is … the application of reason to any and all ideas—no sacred cows allowed. In other words … skeptics do not go into an investigation closed to the possibility that a phenomenon might be real or that a claim might be true. When we say we are “skeptical,” we mean that we must see compelling evidence before we believe.”7

Unlike Russell and Crossan, many true skeptics have investigated the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In this article we will hear from some of them and see how they analyzed the evidence for what is perhaps the most important question in the history of the human race: Did Jesus really rise from the dead?[/b]

could it be that the whole bunch of athiest on nairaland and elsewhere are merely Cynics, not interested in evidence but to arrogantly display their folly to the world?

could it be they raise issues not to find factual evidence but an avenue to spew out big grammatic construction of words to intimidate?

well its their opinion, courtesy of seun's website to just talk about what they dont know and i do not blame em but hope that with this daily ridicule of the Glory in me, Christ the anointing, will someday have mercy on em, giving them opportunity to be delivered from the devil who has blinded them from the Truth in Christ!

finally, if anyone has not read the Y-Jesus articles, please find time its really rich!

Gates of hell can never prevail on His Church!
Re: Are Athiest Merely Cynics Or Evidence Seeking Skeptics by 2Legit2Qui: 10:24pm On Oct 10, 2009
they are fools- example - tudor.

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