Originally posted by RatX
Assumptions.
Here's Luke actually saying he wasn't an eye-witness:
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us,
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just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us,
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I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,
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so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received.
The rest of the post doesn't merit a response...
You're quite right, it's unreasonable of me to ask you to substantiate your claims. My humble apologies.