Re: [asa] The tomb of Jesus?

Not wholly unlike the way the Utah claims for cold fusion were presented.

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: David Opderbeck
  To: Ted Davis
  Cc: asa@lists.calvin.edu
  Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:19 AM
  Subject: Re: [asa] The tomb of Jesus?

  There is an interesting little irony to this whole thing. The filmmakers shunned peer review, opting instead for a popular book and film; evidence was not handled properly and the conventional scientific methods appropriate to the relevant discipline were not followed; sweeping proof claims are being asserted prior to any academic debate; experts who have been working in the field for many years and have first-hand knowledge of the evidence are dismissive of the claims; seemingly devastating contrary facts are being ignored and/or rationalized away; and some scientific-sounding stuff relating to DNA and statistics is being thrown in the mixer to support the novel claims. And we Christians are now the ones having to confront the psuedo-science! Maybe this is a blessing in disguise.

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Received on Tue Feb 27 14:20:07 2007