Hello Atheist Friend,
Ever get annoyed arguing with Christians? Frustrated by their endless arguments for God’s existence—feeling like you’ve gone in circles and wasted time? You’re not alone. Christians have been frustrating atheists ever since atheists started doing their atheist thing.
Allow me to help. If you really want to dismantle Christianity and silence a believer, there’s only one thing you need to do: provide better evidence that the resurrection of Jesus Christ didn’t happen. Help them see a more rationale explanation for the evidence. Do that, and you win. Promise.
Why This One Thing Matters
How do I know? Because even the apostle Paul, no small authority for Christians, said this:
“And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” 1 Corinthians 15:14–19
See? Paul lays it all on the resurrection. According to him, if Jesus didn’t rise, then a few unfortunate realities are true:
Christian preaching is useless (v. 14) – If Jesus stayed dead, every sermon ever preached collapses into empty talk.
Christian faith is worthless (v. 14, 17) – Trusting in a dead Savior can’t save anyone; it’s faith in a lie.
Christians are false witnesses about God (v. 15) – If the resurrection didn’t happen, every Christian testifies falsely about who God is and what He’s done.
Christians remain unforgiven, still in their sins (v. 17) – Without the risen Christ, there’s no victory over sin—only guilt and judgment left to face.
Those who have died in Christ are lost (v. 18) – Every Christian funeral becomes a tragedy, not a celebration, because death still wins.
Believers are the most pitiable people alive (v. 19) – If this life is all there is, Christians have wasted theirs chasing a false hope.
Before You Begin Debunking…
Now, before you rush off, avoid repeating the tired and irrational arguments of your predecessors. Don’t claim there are no non-biblical sources that corroborate the resurrection story, that the disciples stole the body, that they hallucinated, forgot the tomb, or that Jesus merely fainted. Those have all been thoroughly refuted. You can see how in this, this, and this video.
So do your homework. Watch the videos linked above and study the evidence Christians give for the resurrection. Surely, with all the “thoughtless” Christians out there, it won’t take you long to come up with a more reasonable explanation for the evidence. Once you do, since the resurrection is the central claim of their faith, you’ll finally help them ditch Christianity altogether
Ready. Set. Go.
A Pilgrim's Friend 