Q&A: How to respond to the argument that members of non-Christian religions also die for their beliefs — eyewitness distinction restated

Mike affirms consistency: he acknowledges Muslim bombers are also sincere in their beliefs. The decisive difference is that the Apostles are eyewitnesses — they claim personal, direct observation of the risen Jesus, not second-hand religious indoctrination. A sincere eyewitness is qualitatively different from a sincere convert. The sincerity + eyewitness combination is what makes the Apostles' martyrdom evidentially significant.