Glenn -
It's obvious that we're talking past one another. That & the fact the my posts in this thread aren't going to the list for some reason suggests that it's time to wind it up. I'm going to summarize from my standpoint. Of course you can have the last word.
I explained why my argument is not circular, not petitio principii, & gave the example of the similar way one proceeds in QM. You ignore that & keep repeating that my argument is circular. I agree that there is subjectivity involved (which is what your example about the DVD was about) but that's another matter. You don't seem to distinguish those issues.
I have pointed out over & over that Christian claims about the life, death & resurrection of Jesus are accessible to historical investigation & that good (though not unassailable) cases can be made for their essential truth. You treat this as if it were of no importance.
When I want to compare our approaches, you argue that Morton's Scenarios (& by that I mean the specifics of "Adam" and "Noah," not just the general settings of human-ape common ancestry & a Mediterranean flood) are as accessible to historical investigation as the putative resurrection of Jesus. I find that absurd. (& BTW, if adding "tsk tsk" to a statement isn't ridicule, I don't know what is!)
When I say that you haven't answered my question about how you organize your thinking about what you believe in a coherent way you wax indignant. But you still don't answer my question.
I'll resist the temptation to analyze the exchange in further detail. You think I'm not paying attention to what you say. I don't think you're paying attention to what I say. & "paying attention" means more than just reading the words. The weight of the argument I present can only be appreciated if one is willing at least temporarily to suspend disbelief & look at the world from the standpoint which I propose. Wer den Dichter will verstehen/muss in Dichters Lande gehen. But I have to admit that I have trouble doing that with your scenarios.
Shalom
George
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Received on Sun Jun 11 13:51:40 2006
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