The famous man spoke for two and one-half hours proving that the resurrection of Jesus was false. He quoted scholar after scholar and book after book. He concluded that since there was no such thing as the historical resurrection, the religious tradition of the church was groundless, emotional mumbo-jumbo, because it was based on a relationship with a risen Jesus, who, in fact, never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He then asked if there were any questions.
 

After about 30 seconds, an elderly preacher stood up. "Docta, I got one question," he said as all eyes turned toward him. He reached into his sack lunch and pulled out an apple and began eating it. "Docta," [CRUNCH, MUNCH] "My question is simple." [CRUNCH, MUNCH] "Now I ain't never read them books you read," [CRUNCH, MUNCH] "and I can't recite the Scriptures in the original Greek," [CRUNCH, MUNCH] "and I don't know nothin' about them philosophers." [CRUNCH, MUNCH]

He finished the apple. "All I wanna know is: This apple I just ate -- was it bitter or sweet?"

The professor paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly fashion: "I cannot possibly answer that question, for I haven't tasted your apple."

The white-haired preacher dropped the core of his apple into his crumpled paper bag, looked up at the professor and said calmly, "Neither have you tasted my Jesus."

Erupting with applause and cheers, the 1,000 plus in attendance could not contain themselves. The eminent theologian thanked his audience and promptly left the platform.

Taste and see that the LORD is good." Psalms 34:8

---Adapted from an anonymous Internet message.