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Old 08-08-2005, 10:20 AM
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...with a 97 percent certainty. Looks to me more like proof of what DS asserted about the mathematical ineptitude of some philosophers.


Math Proves Christ's Resurrection?

It is faith, not proof, that makes Christians believe in Jesus Christ's resurrection, the central tenet of the religion. Until now.

Oxford University professor Richard Swinburne, a leading philosopher of religion, has seemingly done the impossible. Using logic and mathematics, he has created a formula that he says shows a 97 percent certainty that Jesus Christ was resurrected by God the Father, report The Age and Catholic News.

This stunning conclusion was made based on a series of complex calculations grounded in the following logic:

1. The probably of God's existence is one in two. That is, God either exists or doesn't.

2. The probability that God became incarnate, that is embodied in human form, is also one in two.

3. The evidence for God's existence is an argument for the resurrection.

4. The chance of Christ's resurrection not being reported by the gospels has a probability of one in 10.

5. Considering all these factors together, there is a one in 1,000 chance that the resurrection is not true.

"New Testament scholars say the only evidences are witnesses in the four gospels. That's only five percent of the evidence," Swinburne said in a lecture he gave at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. "We can't judge the question of the resurrection unless we ask first whether there's reason to suppose there is a God. Secondly, if we have reason to suppose he would become incarnate, and thirdly, if he did, whether he would live the sort of life Jesus did." He says that even Jesus' life is not enough proof. However, the resurrection is "God's signature," which shows "his approval of Jesus' teaching."

The calculations that Swinburne says prove the resurrection are detailed in his book, "The Resurrection of God Incarnate."
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:24 AM
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Those numbers are *totally* arbitrary.
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:24 AM
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Default Re: Math Proves Probability of Christ\'s Resurrection = 97%

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1. The probably of God's existence is one in two. That is, God either exists or doesn't.

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The probability that this die will land on six is one in two. That is, Either it'll land on six, or it won't. Since I'm a nice guy I'll lay you 2:1 on this 1:1 proposition, k? We'll play till I go broke.

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W T F. This guy shouldn't be allowed to be a professor of clock potatoes.

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5. Considering all these factors together, there is a one in 1,000 chance that the resurrection is not true. So therefore there's a 97% chance that christ was resurrected.

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Old 08-08-2005, 10:25 AM
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Please tell me that you aren't serious.

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Oh come on. Didn't you see my smirk icon and my opening line?
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:26 AM
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Please tell me that you aren't serious.

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Oh come on. Didn't you see my smirk icon and my opening line?

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Get with the edits buddy. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Old 08-08-2005, 10:27 AM
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Get with the edits buddy. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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What edits?
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:29 AM
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I realize you aren't serious, but is this professor serious?
If so.....wow.
I don't know what to say.
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:30 AM
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Get with the edits buddy. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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What edits?

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I read over your post again and realized there was no way you were taking this guy seriously, so I edited my post.
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Old 08-08-2005, 10:31 AM
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5. Considering all these factors together, there is a one in 1,000 chance that the resurrection is not true. So therefore there's a 97% chance that christ was resurrected.

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That's why I changed the title to 99.9%. Apparently 97% is his confidence in the estimate of 99.9%.
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Old 08-08-2005, 11:11 AM
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i envy this guy. he is going to sell alot of books to christian idealists who are looking for logical proof of god's existence. the evidence portrayed in this book will fit nicely in with their daily christian pickup lines.
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