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Originally Posted by Bill Haywood
And I rephrased it and you still dodged it. It's a very common challenge to theists, you have sufficient clarity to engage.
Once more: the fact that Christianity arises among certain people, places, and times suggests that it derives from the contingencies of history, not divinity. Right?
You've now narrowed your claim to there being an undescribed "rational aspect" to Christianity. Is there any body of thought that does not have at least some rational component?
Kindly describe the "rational aspect" of Christianity sufficiently for people to respond to.
"Once more: the fact that Christianity arises among certain people, places, and times suggests that it derives from the contingencies of history, not divinity. Right?"
I view this as a complete non sequitur. In your mind, Christianity must be represented at the exact same rate among all people groups for it to be derived from divinity?
"Kindly describe the "rational aspect" of Christianity sufficiently for people to respond to"
There is a large body of work out there, of which a lot of it I'm sure you are well aware. I already link in this thread to a list of arguments from WLC's site.
Here is WLC on the resurrection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iyxR8uE9GQ
There is also plenty of archaeological evidence supporting the truth of the Bible.
http://www.equip.org/article/biblica...-of-the-bible/