tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post2363810574879978115..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: Important NewsRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-57558428385365715542008-12-11T18:31:00.000-08:002008-12-11T18:31:00.000-08:00Not listed. There were actually quite a few speake...Not listed. There were actually quite a few speakers not listed. I don't know who chose which ones to mention or how. The conference was fantastic, my talk was well received (as most were), and I learned a lot--so much so, in fact, I've been spending this whole week collating notes from the event and completing correspondence with the speakers. I plan to blog about the conference soon.Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-90729960035014494282008-12-08T21:22:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:22:00.000-08:00I recently saw the press release from the Center f...I recently saw the press release from the Center for Inquiry about the Jesus Project and was surprised to not see you listed there. Or were you at the conference, but not listed on the press release?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08732046802549421277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-66877902676332051052008-10-17T17:29:00.000-07:002008-10-17T17:29:00.000-07:00I received two copies (so evidently there was a ru...I received two copies (so evidently there was a rush by two patrons simultaneously). I'll keep (and read) one and donate the other to the UC Berkeley Library (my alma mater).Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-3856950194170178552008-10-09T10:42:00.000-07:002008-10-09T10:42:00.000-07:00Am I wrong in thinking someone actually bought you...Am I wrong in thinking someone actually bought you the book? Or did you just decide it wasn't worthy of being on your wish list? Do let me know - if no one has got you a copy, there is a former student of mine who wanted to bring you one when you speak in Indianapolis (I can't make it, alas).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope you love it - or hate it, either of the two reactions that might lead you to blogJames F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-72774878839213847252008-10-02T09:03:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:03:00.000-07:00I'll give other people looking for the perfect gif...I'll give other people looking for the perfect gift for you a chance to buy the new item at the top of your wish list first. If no one does so, I'll have a copy sent to you.James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-69812230637373401762008-10-01T17:14:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:14:00.000-07:00Allen said... Someone is mutilating the Metaphysic...<B>Allen said...</B> <I>Someone is mutilating the Metaphysical Naturalism Wikipedia page that you played a significant part in starting. He is deleting large portions of it because there are no referenced sources. So, my question is, is your book the source for the material originally posted to the Wikipedia page? In any case, the source or sources for the material needs to be noted in the Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-10921403799449314502008-10-01T17:11:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:11:00.000-07:00Hallq: ...I think I missed the graduation announc...<B>Hallq: </B> <I>...I think I missed the graduation announcement.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh! Since I had mentioned <A HREF="http://richardcarrier.blogspot.com/2008/04/calling-all-benefactors.html" REL="nofollow">it was coming</A>, I considered the present entry to be sufficient final announcement. I could have given it more fanfare. I guess since the degree was already inevitable as of that last post, Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-25062150296083902112008-10-01T17:08:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:08:00.000-07:00James F. McGrath said... I think you might find my...<B>James F. McGrath said... </B><I>I think you might find my case for Jesus having been buried dishonorably, and consideration of how that might have influenced the rise of Christian belief in Jesus' resurrection, interesting and worth interacting with.</I><BR/><BR/>Almost certainly. I already tip my hat to that thesis (as advanced by Byron McCane) in <I>The Empty Tomb</I> in my own chapter on Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-29290540936744031592008-10-01T17:07:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:07:00.000-07:00Loren said... ...as to historical-Jesus research, ...<B>Loren said...</B> <I>...as to historical-Jesus research, could some of the difficulties be due to doctrinal commitments getting in the way? Or isolation from much of the rest of the academic-historian community?</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure. I do see dogmatic commitments infecting the scholarship, but I've seen that in other fields as well (an example I'm particularly familiar with is the Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-55773951351947487202008-09-30T10:52:00.000-07:002008-09-30T10:52:00.000-07:00Someone is mutilating the Metaphysical Naturalism ...Someone is mutilating the Metaphysical Naturalism Wikipedia page that you played a significant part in starting. He is deleting large portions of it because there are no referenced sources. So, my question is, is your book the source for the material originally posted to the Wikipedia page? In any case, the source or sources for the material needs to be noted in the article NOW before nothing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222650723138977661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-15223207235006992432008-09-23T22:19:00.000-07:002008-09-23T22:19:00.000-07:00I can't wait for your book Richard! It wouldn't su...I can't wait for your book Richard! It wouldn't surprise me one bit if biblical scholars have glossed over or ignored problems that atheists would take seriously (Like the things that Bart Ehrman revealed in "Misquoting Jesus" or even worse!).AIGBustedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232781356086767207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-26257716068592973622008-09-20T19:14:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:14:00.000-07:00Just adding my congratulations to those already me...Just adding my congratulations to those already mentioned; and thanks for the update regarding the new book. I'm really looking forward to seeing the progress report! Appreciate also the debate-related links. Sounds like you are keeping busy.<BR/><BR/>Peace, Valerie DalyStargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677236569524940980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-27426699126576236032008-09-18T02:31:00.000-07:002008-09-18T02:31:00.000-07:00Hi Richard,Very many congratulations on getting yo...Hi Richard,<BR/><BR/>Very many congratulations on getting your PhD and welcome to the ranks of non-medical doctors. I'm looking forward to the book of your thesis when you get time to get it published. Also looking forward to the Jesus book.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/><BR/>James Hannam<BR/><BR/>http://jameshannam.comJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594220073836613367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-56082517022018777462008-09-17T20:15:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for the update on your progress on On the H...Thanks for the update on your progress on <I>On the Historicity of Jesus Christ.</I> I've been wondering how it was going. I'm eager to read my copy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707122609043690564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-20053721716332796772008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:01:00.000-07:00...I think I missed the graduation announcement. I......I think I missed the graduation announcement. I knew you were very close, but I don't think you mentioned the event itself on your blog until now. Congrats, Dr. Carrier.The Uncredible Hallqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565179884099473943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-21054682392500376822008-09-17T19:53:00.000-07:002008-09-17T19:53:00.000-07:00Thanks for the update about your new web site and ...Thanks for the update about your new web site and other activities. I appreciated your treatment of Paul's view of the resurrection (and really found yours to be one of the very small number of contributions to that volume that really used the historical critical method as typically employed by scholars of the Bible in a serious and consistent fashion).<BR/><BR/>I've recently had a book of my ownJames F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-1833904991837901482008-09-17T19:15:00.000-07:002008-09-17T19:15:00.000-07:00Thanx a lot, Richard Carrier.I like your new site ...Thanx a lot, Richard Carrier.<BR/><BR/>I like your new site - it's nicely designed with everything laid out and accessible in only a few levels of linkage.<BR/><BR/>And I appreciate your putting up a nicely-formatted version of your master's thesis on attitudes toward eclipses. It's such a nice illustration of culture clashes about science.<BR/><BR/>And as to historical-Jesus research, could someLorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984896453534621864noreply@blogger.com