(August 12, 2015 at 10:05 am)Nestor Wrote:I honestly don't know what would count as evidence for a historical figure to mythers since you're only allow to quote minority scholars they agree with them. If we can't trust the majority of scholars why the fuck should we trust Carrier and friends? Seriously we as layman have no way to fact check half the claims they make, which is why appeal to expert consensus is an important rule of thumb. If most scientists say the Earth is Earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billion years old, I believe them as a rule of thumb.Quote:Josephus has been useless to historicity claims since the early 1800s.That pretty much gives the entirety of Pink's erroneous rant away.
Carrier seems to have inspired a lot of mindless drones who seem to think that simply dismissing texts on the basis of their preconceived theory is a scientific approach to historical reconstruction.
It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. - Denis Diderot
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We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. - Gore Vidal
