RE: Gamaliel Never Existed
May 17, 2011 at 2:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 17, 2011 at 2:26 pm by Nimzo.)
(May 17, 2011 at 2:15 pm)Minimalist Wrote: There is some validity to the Criteria of Embarrassment, Nimz.You must be joking Minimalist. You can apply the Criterion of Embarrassment to pretty much anything to try and argue that it's "true" - even the flipping Gospels!
For example, what if you applied the Criterion of Embarassment to "Mark's" gospel where he says:
"He ["Jesus"] could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them." Mark 6:5
The precious "Criterion of Embarrassment" would have us believe that the Christians couldn't possibly make this up, as they would be embarrassed that Jesus, their omnipotent GodMan, couldn't do miracles. But we know that Jesus didn't even exist!
So much for the Criterion of Embarrassment.
