How do Atheists explain jesus rising from the dead?

Answer 1

We say prove it....and we're still waiting even for evidence that he existed, much less anything else...

Answer 2

The evidence for this is EXTREMELY flimsy. There's more evidence that gnomes exist.

Scholars agree that Mark was the first gospel written and that in fact, that author's original manuscript ended with the empty tomb and no sightings afterward. Now an empty tomb is hardly convincing evidence for a resurrection. Later editions of Mark added sightings, and Matthew & Luke's gospels add even more. John, the last gospel written, has Jesus himself talking more about his own resurrection prior to his death, which never was among the reported sayings early after Jesus' crucifixion.

These additions and modifications to the story indicate that the theology of resurrection is developing after Jesus' death, and that faith in Jesus being the avenueto life after death became a church belief, not one that Jesus himself taught during his lifetime. Instead, Jesus seemed to be intent on reforming Judaism, rather than starting a new cult of god-man worship.

However, Paul & Peter became so intent on deifying Jesus (in the same manner as many Catholics have pushed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II) that the focus moved away from Jesus message and onto his personage. Thus most of the New Testament is made up less of Jesus lessons and more on creating a new mythology of escaping death through belief in a god-man.

Answer 3

Jesus rising from the dead is a legend like saints killing dragons, or King Arthur drawing a sword out of a rock. Just because someone wrote it down it is not true.

Answer 4

The laws of physics existed back then as they exist today. People don't rise from the grave after being dead for 3 days. It didn't happen back then, and it can't happen today.

Faith cannot defy the laws of physics and science.

Answer 5

I have little doubt that there did exist a man named Jesus, I just don't believe that he performed any of the miracles that those said of him decades later. Most likely it's hyperbole and tall tales created by those who liked what he had to say, similar to the contemporary legends of Bill Brasky and Chuck Norris.

Answer 6

Easy to explain, it never happened. Show any kind of historical, verifiable proof that it did. I know the christians will claim the bible as proof but even the bible itself has contradictory accounts. Also the bibles viability as a credible historical account is severely questioned.

Answer 7

As David Copperfield rising from the dead(fraud). We aren't sure if he even existed, so he is actually below David Copperfield in the credibility department.

Answer 8

Ask any Jewish person, they agree he existed. Now many jews might not agree with what he said but its common knowledge that there was a man named Jesus who claimed everything in the Bible.

Answer 9

It presents skeptics with the same dilemma as Athena leaping new born from the brow of Zeus does. I find that I am unconvinced by both stories.

Answer 10

I'm not an atheist, but I'd like you to provide me with historically accurate proof that he ever lived in the first place. Once you can do that, we can discuss his death/burial and resurrection.

Answer 11

A child's story on a par with the tooth fairy. At least tooth fairy adherents eventually grow up and get past their child's story.