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Lokia: Would you say that Gareth Knight is just stumbling in tomfoolery? Based on what I've read of him, he is a fairly orthodox Christian. I'm not just swallowing dogma - I have reflected on other faiths. My reasons for embracing Christianity are varied. One of them is that I think the morality is superior to, say, Islamic or Buddhist views. Another is that I doubt emanationism, in the strict sense of planes proceeding from an impersonal Godhead, is coherent, and even if it is it looks less plausible a priori than a personal Creator. A third is that the evidence for Jesus' resurrection is pretty robust if one is honest about it. Even very critical scholars recognize the historicity of the empty tomb and the resurrection appearances. Perhaps most important in the process is the witness of the Holy Spirit.
First question: Yes.