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One of my favourite quotes (no idea who made it) is that in all of human history, the death rate is exactly 100%. Outside of people's religious beliefs (Jesus,
by corry 4y ago
One of my favourite quotes (no idea who made it) is that in all of human history, the death rate is exactly 100%. Outside of people's religious beliefs (Jesus, Lazarus, etc) and fiction (vampires, sci-fi, etc), we'd all agree that no-one has escaped death.
The death rate is 100%, no-one gets out alive. So we should get as much out of this life as we can. What that means for you can differ from others, but to me that's a central question as we enter middle-age.
- bambax 4y ago> The death rate is 100%, no-one gets out alive. So we should get as much out of this life as we can. I don't think one flows from the other. It could be argued that since the death rate is 100%, nothing really matters. Once dead, we are not going to miss the life not lived. Growing old is a sure way to have regrets.
- positus 4y agoIt is worth investigating the historical reliability of Jesus's resurrection. If he really did defeat death as he claimed he would, what are the consequences? What does that mean for the rest of Jesus's claims? I think it's the consequences of the bible being true that people most want to avoid. I've attached some resources for those who want to dig deeper, including arguments from both sides of the debate. https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/debates/is-there-historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection-of-jesus-the-craig-ehrman https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/debates/is-there-histo... https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/scholarly-writings/historical-jesus https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/scholarly-writings/... https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for...
- corry 4y agoWell, actually -- and I think you'd agree -- he truly died whether or not he resurrected. So my point stands, death rate is 100%. ;)