tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post8365876302050120465..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: New Vid and PodcastRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-72248180442261717662010-09-08T01:13:31.157-07:002010-09-08T01:13:31.157-07:00"possibility" does not purchase probabil...<i>"possibility" does not purchase probability; Craig loves that fallacy, but he's delusional, so what do you expect?</i><br /><br />Yes! Craig and lots of other apologists like to commit the fallacy of <b>retreating to the possible</b>. He displayed this fallacious reasoning in absolutely <i>howling</i> fashion during his debate against Ray Bradley on the topic "How Can a mojo.rhythmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901306439675127615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-73299715979955810312010-09-07T12:22:24.127-07:002010-09-07T12:22:24.127-07:00Edwin (re: questionnaire), yes, that sort of thing...<b>Edwin</b> (re: questionnaire), yes, that sort of thing is doable, but would be a difficult task. A partial attempt at it has been made by sociologists, in designing an instrument for measuring "dogmatism," but they only used one element, and they got it partly wrong; to cover the whole field of purported evidence, and correctly, would be a very time-consuming task. Unless someone Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-66247577948091647592010-09-07T12:18:38.052-07:002010-09-07T12:18:38.052-07:00Carr is right in his rebuttals to Craig, who is so...Carr is right in his rebuttals to Craig, who is so deep to the neck in special pleading it's really sad.<br /><br />The bottom line is: Jesus' death atoned for the sins of Isreal (you can't deny that is <i>the</i> Gospel message in a nutshell, confirmed even by Paul), and there is only one sacrifice in Hebrew practice that did that: Yom Kippur. That sacrifice had two goats, one Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-66367346489600372542010-09-04T14:26:25.346-07:002010-09-04T14:26:25.346-07:00It would be nice to see the OTF put in a questionn...It would be nice to see the OTF put in a questionnaire form-- answer these 10 questions about your religion and get a grade: Pass, Fail, Epic fail. But it would require the Christian (or whatever) to see through the eyes of another faith. Therefore, not an objective test.Edwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784043150405315486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-4536142043070925402010-09-04T05:57:40.160-07:002010-09-04T05:57:40.160-07:00CRAIG
Barabbas was evidently a rebel leader, who ...CRAIG<br /> Barabbas was evidently a rebel leader, who “was called” “Barabbas” (cf. Josephus’ reference to James “the brother of Jesus who was called Christ” [Antiquities 20.9.1 §200])<br /><br />CARR<br />Is Craig calling attention to the way that Josephus used language in a remarkably similar way to the Gospels?<br /><br />Why else would Craig call attention to this similarity, if not to show Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1980798042118319112010-09-04T05:55:28.515-07:002010-09-04T05:55:28.515-07:00CRAIG
The use of the definite articles shows that ...CRAIG<br />The use of the definite articles shows that Mark expects his readers to know what uprising he meant.<br /><br />CARR<br />Of course, no record of any uprising exists.<br /><br />And was Pilate , 'a friend to Caesar' by releasing convicted murderers who had been part of an uprising?<br /><br />And why was Jesus convicted so quickly, when even convicted murderers were not Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-92141263521103689832010-09-04T05:51:56.306-07:002010-09-04T05:51:56.306-07:00CRAIG
It is not implausible that “Barabbas” was a ...CRAIG<br />It is not implausible that “Barabbas” was a name given to this insurrectionist by his followers precisely because of its symbolic value. <br /><br /><br />CARR<br />SO Craig confirms for us that the name has symbolic value, and could well be chosen precisely because of its symbolic value.<br /><br />Craig now confirms the claim that Christians set up a Jesus, Son of the Father to be Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-8724958145322616302010-09-03T16:43:18.037-07:002010-09-03T16:43:18.037-07:00Richard,
Have you seen Craig's response to yo...Richard,<br /><br />Have you seen Craig's response to your Barabbas theory that he posted on his website? Do you have any comments?<br /><br />http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8256\mojo.rhythmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901306439675127615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-38695704921956569762010-09-02T11:20:58.322-07:002010-09-02T11:20:58.322-07:00Pikemann Urge said... I was a bit annoyed that one...<b>Pikemann Urge said...</b> <i>I was a bit annoyed that one of the early questioners didn't know what Occam's razor was. Is this representative of armchair skeptics? Or just a fanatical naturalist? I kind of hoped you'd set that guy straight, good and proper!</i><br /><br />I don't recall that exchange. But it <i>was</i> Kansas. :-)<br /><br /><i>A final thought, if off-topic: Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-85205027209545153922010-09-02T11:20:08.503-07:002010-09-02T11:20:08.503-07:00Pikemann Urge said... Personally I prefer discussi...<b>Pikemann Urge said...</b> <i>Personally I prefer discussions over debates</i><br /><br />Me, too. It's hard to get Christians to agree, though. They want combat (and in my experience they often try to force you into the most combative debate formats possible; and then accuse us of being angry and combative).<br /><br /><i>By definition, Christians are not arguing that people rise from the Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-32768509754784031192010-09-02T11:06:06.180-07:002010-09-02T11:06:06.180-07:00Steven Carr said... Has Licona now abandoned tryin...<b>Steven Carr said...</b> <i>Has Licona now abandoned trying to show that it is a historical fact that there was an empty tomb?</i><br /><br />No. He just tried a strategy in this debate of bypassing that thorn patch by using only 1 Corinthians as his evidence.<br /><br />His aim was not to avoid defending the empty tomb, but (I suspect) to avoid having to address my arguments against Craig in Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-82949462279784053892010-08-28T22:37:55.993-07:002010-08-28T22:37:55.993-07:00Richard, very interesting debate. Personally I pre...Richard, very interesting debate. Personally I prefer discussions over debates, and this was a good combination of the two. Hopefully we'll see more like this. And I look forward to listening to your interview soon.<br /><br />There is one fundamental objection I have on your part. You mention that people don't rise from the dead, therefore the prior probability for Jesus' Pikemann Urgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587558012877707537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-48731113430097780942010-08-28T05:08:29.571-07:002010-08-28T05:08:29.571-07:00Carrier--
You might want to try switching over to...Carrier--<br /><br />You might want to try switching over to a better comments system such as <br /><br />http://disqus.com/overview/<br /><br />Also Blogger now has a SPAM button.<br /><br />Personally I like moderation so I can block annoying trolls and spammers.Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-37393377610694067162010-08-27T13:56:36.468-07:002010-08-27T13:56:36.468-07:00Has Licona now abandoned trying to show that it is...Has Licona now abandoned trying to show that it is a historical fact that there was an empty tomb?Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com