(July 20, 2015 at 9:06 am)RobbyPants Wrote:(June 24, 2015 at 9:25 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Very Doubtful Quite Doubtful Somewhat Doubtful Uncertain Somewhat Certain Quite Certain Very Certain
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We will be seeking to determine whether the evidence for the resurrection moves us to the right or left of the mid-point (uncertain) of this range of opinions.
Why should we start at "uncertain"? If someone opens up by trying to prove that something magical happened, why shouldn't I default to "very doubtful"?
If I made any of the three following claims, would you think it's reasonable to start at "uncertain" for all three of them?
- I drove my car to work today.
- I flew my helicopter to work today.
- I flew my Pegasus to work today.
I don't really care where you start...it only matters where you finish.
If you have any historical evidence that would refute any of my five facts and that has been overlooked by the thousands of professional NT scholars teaching at major universities throughout the Western world who accept them, would you mind sharing it with us?