RE: Talking to my Daughter about Life, Death and Science.
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...A question that we can't currently answer in Science doesn't mean that it needs to be filled with religion or opinion. And my wife concluded that "no one came back from death to explain how it really is"...
I've asked that question a long time ago as well. Jesus Christ was literally beaten, tortured and executed on the cross. On the third day of his death he came back from the dead just as Jesus promised to his disciples. The entire foundation of Christianity hinges on this historical fact. I've read many critiques attempting to explain away this key historical revelation but none was sufficient. Jesus, the Lamb of God fulfilled the righteous requirements of The Law, and his sacrifice paid the penalty for our sins so that we can appear before God the Father.
"He has risen!"
"He has risen indeed!"
I respect how important the resurrection is to Christian faith. But history relies on independently verified sources, so many people see it more as a matter of faith than a historical fact.