There are Serious Problems With the Flood Stories in Genesis!
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The above is why I inserted the words "what they knew was". The core argument of books like Who Moved the Stone?, which I had at first found convincing, is that the apostles would...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 1 hour ago
I remember someone, maybe Dan Barker, giving a talk on discrepancies among the Resurrection accounts. Two college guys said they had worked out and reconciled all the discrepancies, but they had...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 1 hour ago
Old joke: We'd know if prayer worked because if it did, the military would already have weaponized it.
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 6 hours ago
Here are four recent posts on various aspects of the resurrection stories.* Jesus repeatedly tells his disciples he'll rise from the dead on the third day but no one shows up to see it. The...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 6 hours ago
Evidently TACO is making Web search great again: UH-OH: CNN Data Reporter Reveals 'Quite Troubling' News For...
Debunking Christianity: Careful Bible Study Shows It’s Not a Divinely Inspired Book · 7 hours ago
Thanks!
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 10 hours ago
My response is the same as how Richard Dreyfuss reacted in Close Encounters, when his kids spanked him with the paddle.
Debunking Christianity: Rethinking Inerrancy so as to Take Account of all the Errors in the Bible: · 13 hours ago
Well, watching a YouTube video is generally easier than earning the Ph.D. in astrophysics that would be necessary to understand what it's talking about. But even the modest effort of watching...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 14 hours ago
Some references relating to the OP: 1. The book Unbelievable by Rob J Hyndman CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | 1 edition (August 23, 2015) | ISBN-10: 1517363195 | ISBN-13:...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 14 hours ago
If there were no coincidences then that would be evidence of the supernatural. Whilst mathematical inevitability is technically an oxymoron, it’s sufficiently statistically compelling as to...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 14 hours ago
There’s nothing ‘certain’ about Jesus having been crucified. I can accept that he existed (probably) and I can accept that he was executed. I’m not so accepting of the proposition that he was...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 14 hours ago
When I first got saved, I had to confront a lot of questions about whether Christianity really was true. At the time I found convincing the argument that "the apostles would not...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 15 hours ago
In my view, anyone who tries to discern history by using the "What would reasonable people have done?" test is hanging from a very thin tree branch. The idea that people wouldn't...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 15 hours ago
When I first got saved, I had to confront a lot of questions about whether Christianity really was true. At the time I found convincing the argument that "the apostles would not have been put...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 15 hours ago
Indeed John, I got that from your OP. That was also my purpose in commenting. To point out to folk that you aim to reach somehow, and who may lurk here, and value what McGrath says. A lot of what...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 16 hours ago
Divine inspiration is an excuse, not an explanation.
Debunking Christianity: Careful Bible Study Shows It’s Not a Divinely Inspired Book · 16 hours ago
No endorsement of McGrath as a consistent historian here. Only that some people value what he says, people I aim to reach somehow.
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 17 hours ago
To most people, science and engineering seem far too tedious and boring to be worth the effort.
I watched this video earlier today:- James Webb Just Found Another...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 17 hours ago
Statistician David Hand convincingly shows that “extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they’re commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 17 hours ago
To most people, science and engineering seem far too tedious and boring to be worth the effort.
That led, famously, to the controversial yet amusing
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 19 hours ago
Exactly!
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 19 hours ago
And the proof is in the pudding, namely applied science. Only independent verification - using publicly available evidence - leads to any practical, real-world result. Religion may be as old as...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 19 hours ago
We also know that subjective feelings, experiences, or inner voices don’t count as objective evidence when it comes to biblical miracle claims, and neither does testimony from someone...
Debunking Christianity: BIBLICAL MIRACLES UNDER THE TEST OF REASON · 21 hours ago
The telescope, microscope, and printing press were still centuries in the future.
Debunking Christianity: Careful Bible Study Shows It’s Not a Divinely Inspired Book · 22 hours ago
For starters, it's easy to love one's friends; loving one's enemies is harder. Love for enemies is therefore greater than love for friends. Picture the Trolley Problem...
Debunking Christianity: Rethinking Inerrancy so as to Take Account of all the Errors in the Bible: · 1 day ago