Resolution Criteria

This market resolves YES if Matt Dillahunty publicly states or demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a religious belief by March 31, 2035. This includes any credible public declaration of Christian faith, conversion, or spiritual experience involving Jesus. Resolution will be based on statements from Dillahunty himself via interviews, social media, public appearances, or documented accounts from reliable news sources. The market resolves NO if no such declaration occurs by the deadline.

Background

Matt Dillahunty is an American atheist activist and former president of the Atheist Community of Austin. A Southern Baptist for more than 25 years, he sought to become a minister until his investigation of his religious views led him to reject supernatural claims. Between 2005 and October 2022, Dillahunty was host of the televised webcast The Atheist Experience, and immediately moved over to The Line, another YouTube channel focused on religious debates. One of Dillahunty's recurring themes has been the superiority of secular morality over religious morality, with key contentions that secular moral systems are inclusive, dynamic, encourage change, and serve the interests of the participants, whereas religious moral systems are merely unjustified pronouncements.

Considerations

Dillahunty has spent decades as a prominent atheist activist and debater, with his entire public career built on critiques of religious belief. Any conversion would represent a dramatic reversal of his life's work and public identity. The phrase "come to know Jesus personally" is theologically significant in Christian contexts but may be interpreted differently—the resolution criteria require an explicit public statement from Dillahunty himself to avoid ambiguity.