Jesus Christ-who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens-can now be eaten in the form of a cracker.[2]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Harris uses the absurdity of bodily resurrection and physical consumption to critique Christian theology.
- In plain terms
- Jesus rose physically into heaven and can now be eaten as a cracker.
- What can you take from it?
- Question religious claims that seem physically or logically impossible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we evaluate impossible claims?
- Should religion require physical evidence?
Another view
Believers interpret these events metaphorically or spiritually rather than literally.
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