Evidence: The Gathering

[Randy Carson]

I'm with Rhondazvous. 

"Is that your rebuttal? 

Why are we wasting time with this idiot? He is obviously operating under the influence of a blow to the head with a heavy blunt object."

This nut-job has been told over 'n' over 'n' over in many different ways that we can have NO respect for his so-called sources, because they were written by individuals laboring under the same delusions as he is.  Studying the voices in one's head only proves insanity.

And yet, he keeps cutting and pasting the same insulting trash onto dozens of threads.  Amazing.  

But atheist SCHOLARS do have respect for these sources, and this illustrates why you are in error. Since I don't recall seeing your name and avatar, I'll post this again, because it exposes the flaw in your thinking most clearly...it was written by none other than the famous atheist scholar, Bart Ehrman:

"Serious historians of the early Christian movement—all of them—have spent many years preparing to be experts in their field. Just to read the ancient sources requires expertise in a range of ancient languages: Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and often Aramaic, Syriac, and Coptic, not to mention the modern languages of scholarship (for example, German and French). And that is just for starters. Expertise requires years of patiently examining ancient texts and a thorough grounding in the history and culture of Greek and Roman antiquity, the religions of the ancient Mediterranean world, both pagan and Jewish, knowledge of the history of the Christian church and the development of its social life and theology, and, well, lots of other things. It is striking that virtually everyone who has spent all the years needed to attain these qualifications is convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure. Again, this is not a piece of evidence, but if nothing else, it should give one pause." (Ehrman, Bart, Did Jesus Exist?, 5.)