tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post4032989702906115506..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: Appearing in AmherstRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-10712158039216263992009-01-29T18:55:00.000-08:002009-01-29T18:55:00.000-08:00That's the "forthcoming book" I'm currently "writi...That's the "forthcoming book" I'm currently "writing," as mentioned in earlier comments above.Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-36726232726760734942009-01-26T10:57:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:57:00.000-08:00Where do I find "On the Historicity of Jesus Chris...Where do I find "On the Historicity of Jesus Christ," which you reference in one of your replies?Mr.Biphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059207372304015669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-74566950078222089922008-12-12T10:53:00.000-08:002008-12-12T10:53:00.000-08:00I think there is hyperbole on both sides here. I d...I think there is hyperbole on both sides here. I do not believe the evidence is sufficient to establish beyond any doubt that Jesus didn't exist, even if it is sufficient to make that probable. So I don't think the project can have anything like the decisive impact on Christianity <B>Ben Dench</B> is hoping for. Of course, if a consensus of experts develops that the historicity of Jesus is Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-36449392087520604992008-11-16T16:21:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:21:00.000-08:00Bibleblunders said... I must say it seems like a ...<B>Bibleblunders said...</B> <I>I must say it seems like a waste of time for so many talented minds to be examining the question of whether Jesus really existed. Wouldn't it be better to put our efforts into discrediting the religion instead of the man who supposedly started it all?</I><BR/><BR/>I couldn't disagree with you more. Nothing would "discredit the religion" more quickly, deeply, and Ben Denchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188460839504461315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-81232943331668226982008-11-03T11:55:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:55:00.000-08:00Bibleblunders said... I must say it seems like a ...<B>Bibleblunders said... </B> <I>I must say it seems like a waste of time for so many talented minds to be examining the question of whether Jesus really existed. Wouldn't it be better to put our efforts into discrediting the religion instead of the man who supposedly started it all?</I><BR/><BR/>By that argument, historians should close shop and stop researching and debating any issue that Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-73664789443871946402008-10-21T22:12:00.000-07:002008-10-21T22:12:00.000-07:00Isn't this (conference full of historians in an ol...Isn't this (conference full of historians in an old New England town) how most RPG campaigns start? May your sanity stay intact.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, I'd love to know how this jesus project will effect your specific writing project..? are there synergies here?<BR/><BR/>CheersJust1SillyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401049670236552639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-20617001652128833662008-10-21T05:43:00.000-07:002008-10-21T05:43:00.000-07:00I think that it's important to try to resolve such...I think that it's important to try to resolve such issues, to try to set the record straight, if nothing else.<BR/><BR/>I think that the Jesus Christ of the Gospels was largely mythical, if not entirely mythical.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984896453534621864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-29793032067558502272008-10-18T21:21:00.000-07:002008-10-18T21:21:00.000-07:00I'm trying to decide if this is worth breaking the...I'm trying to decide if this is worth breaking the bank on...Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479224236264150172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-19861782544233223252008-10-18T17:57:00.000-07:002008-10-18T17:57:00.000-07:00Bibleblunders: "discrediting the religion"Interest...Bibleblunders: "discrediting the religion"<BR/><BR/>Interesting point, but you don't need to be an academic to do that. But indeed, just because Jesus existed doesn't mean ipso facto that the religion is true or worth anything (I think it is but that's my $0.02).<BR/><BR/><BR/>The historicity of Jesus - or anyone - is a matter of facts, not personal viewpoints or philosophy. More or less.<BR/><BRPikemann Urgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587558012877707537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-60486519941933721742008-10-17T21:40:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:40:00.000-07:00I will pray that your tutorial on bayes ends up on...I will pray that your tutorial on bayes ends up on the web so that I may learn from the master. Hmmm... but if my prayer comes true, how much should I adjust my assessment on the likelihood of the efficacy of prayer? I won't know until I read your tutorial I guess. :)evtujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522301534416753242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-16761663548242428222008-10-17T19:17:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:17:00.000-07:00As an atheist, I must say it seems like a waste of...As an atheist, I must say it seems like a waste of time for so many talented minds to be examining the question of whether Jesus really existed. Wouldn't it be better to put our efforts into discrediting the religion instead of the man who supposedly started it all? Since Christianity has very little to do with Jesus (and much to do with Paul), and since you will never convince the bibleblundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545102907946719173noreply@blogger.com