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Of course there are martyrs in other religions... islam, buddhism etc. But those convictions were based upon indoctrination i.e brainwashing, while the apostles ALL were changed by the direct risen Jesus - in person, not a teaching or philosophy.


and we know from your greek book that only ONE (john) and this is not counting the xian god's mother, supposedly saw the xian god executed. and it is doubtful that the romans would let family members hang out at the site of execution. you can bet that the execution sites were heavily guarded. so doubtful that john and mary were there. and all of the rest of the apostles ran like rabbits. so NONE OF THEM saw him executed. and by the way, according to your greek book NONE of them claimed the body (how odd) or saw him buried either. then all of a sudden you have the xian god appearing saying "hey i'm back, i have risen from the dead."

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"if i testify about myself, my testimony is not valid." john 5:31.


so according to the xian god no one should believe whatever came out of the mouth of the xian god.

but wait....in just a few chapters he changes his mind...

"even if i testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid." john 8:14

great story. right up there with harry potter, alice in wonderland and cinderella. and we know that these three people existed because someone wrote about them.

:rolleyes