In a message dated 18/12/00 23:11:55 GMT Standard Time, sejones@iinet.net.au
writes:
> Nice try by Paul, but this fish isn't biting today! :-)
No, it's simpler than that.
If it comes down to things you can copy out of apologetics
books, you have no problem. You can copy large chunks
out and think you have "answered it".
When one gets away from "Does the Bible say this ?" etc
away from things in books like ETDAV and Giesler
and looks at YOUR specific arguments (for example your
woefully variably use of the argument from silence, see
below) you have to think for yourself. This I conclude you
can't do very well.
I suppose I could just simply cut and past large chunks of
Michael Martin, or some such, or even in the case of some
of your wierder claims (6th BC Daniel, Non-existence of Q)
most of the theists, but that's rather tedious. Who wishes
to play duelling apologists anyway ?
If you feel that you can use arguments from silence when and
only when it suits you, why should you be surprised no-one
takes it awfully seriously.
As with most apologist arguments, no consistency is ever
thought about. The function of the "argument" is simply to
get from A to B ; that is it.
Paul Robson
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Oh, here's another one :-
"Given that hardly anything has survived from the 1st century, what
extra-Biblical notice that was taken of Jesus is remarkable*, and is, if
anything, *more* than I would have expected."
How does this work with your "Why did no-one refute it at the time
if it wasn't true" argument ?
and that documents that refute Christianity weren't actually destroyed
by Christians, but were much less likely to survive because Christians
wouldn't copy them.
and "No. See previous. This is just an argument from silence." which
is your sole refutation to "why did no-one other than Matthew notice
the dead bodies on the wander".
PS: The * means you have to justify the word remarkable
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