The following is a deductive argument for life after death being possible.
P1. Some individuals have survived the death of their body
P2. Actuality entails possibility
P3. There is no relevant distinction between myself and those individuals
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C. It is possible that I can survive the death of my body
The evidence in support of premise 1 is the many accounts of near-death experiences that have been documented by doctors in hospitals, the resurrection of Christ, and many others.
Premise 2 is a simple logical truth that cannot be refuted.
Premise 3 is true for the near-death experience people. There is a major distinction between Christ and any of us in that He was God and man, while we are only human. In the other historical accounts of Biblical figures being resurrected like Lazarus and Dorkus there is no relevant distinction.
What I love about this argument is the skill of using premise 2. While the conclusion of the argument is not a strong Truth claim it at least leaves the door open for a deeper consideration of a spiritual world for the materialist. All you have to do is prove that at least 1 person in all of history has survived the death of their body and that makes it possible for it to be true for anyone else!
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2 comments:
What does actuality entails possibility means? If it means that 'if you can imagine it, it could be true'; I think you'll find that not very well received by most.
What premise 2 means is that if it actually happened then that means it is possible. Its very intuitive deductive truth.
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