(July 24, 2015 at 11:51 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(July 24, 2015 at 4:37 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: A reputable, ATHEIST NT scholar like Bart Ehrman says Jesus existed. What about you?
Did Jesus exist, Pinkie?
Yes or no?
"Oh shit...my first appeal to authority didn't work...LET ME TRY ANOTHER!"
No, Randy. I do not believe Jesus existed in the historical sense. No matter how many mainstream scholars you name, I still side with the minority opinion in this case because I believe it is a better interpretation of the available evidence concerning the matter.
It's fine to side with whomever you like - as long as there is a valid reason for doing so.
If you can, please provide some evidence or some argumentation demonstrating why SEVERAL THOUSAND professional New Testament scholars (atheists and theists alike) teaching at accredited western universities are wrong concerning the five minimal facts I have posted here.
Everyone would love to see if you have anything besides your own opinion or the thoroughly discredited views of your mentor, Richard Carrier.
As a professional courtesy, it would also be nice if you could document your own academic credentials (schools attended, degrees obtained, peer-reviewed papers published, books authored, etc.) and provide a run-down of the ancient languages that you speak.
Thanks!
