RE: Van Tillian/Clarkian Presuppositional Apologetics.
September 7, 2011 at 11:55 am
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2011 at 12:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 7, 2011 at 11:49 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: In fairness, what Christianity does claim that sets it apart from some of the other major religions is that their god allegedly walked the earth with "multiple attestations" and "reliable eye-witness accounts" being included in their holy scriptures. Proving that their god did walk the earth or that their "reliable eye witnesses accounts" are either reliable or from eye-witnesses is another matter but they seem to take it as a given.
Part of the premise, remember..lol.
All joking aside, what you will sometimes see is the explanation that the premise is that "god has revealed himself to us" making no mention of what is actually contained within that revelation. They will then argue that they have checked their text for inconsistencies and none exist. Again, logical legerdemain in place of intellectual rigor.
Of course, there may well be a time when the bible has been sufficiently edited....I'm sorry, translated, as to remove any inconsistencies within itself or the known world. Even at this point I would be at a loss for reasons to accept this as evidence of god over evidence of editing.
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