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Why can't Christians Verify Exactly Where Jesus Was Buried?
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RE: Why can't Christians Verify Exactly Where Jesus Was Buried?
(September 5, 2016 at 1:58 pm)Aractus Wrote:
(September 4, 2016 at 12:45 am)Minimalist Wrote: Richard Carrier denies you "consensus."

He's a complete quack. Stop quoting from fringe scholars who aren't respected by their peers.

I think the experts who vouch for historicity are making their arguments in good faith, and that they are respectable and credible academics. And I believe Jesus was a historical person. But I don't think it's fair to call Carrier a quack. Probably the most common characteristic of quacks is the grandiose confidence they have in their views. Read what Carrier has written about mythicism (in response to Dan Fincke, a philosopher who I hope you will agree is another non-quack):

"Meanwhile, Fincke explains, 'we should either be agnostic on the issue,' as Fincke is, or 'defer to historical consensus,' or, 'if we really find [e.g.] Carrier’s arguments compelling' then we should 'still be cautious and qualified in our declarations, acknowledging that we are agreeing with a minority view (and one that even Carrier seems far from certain about).'

Amen."

https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/4733
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RE: Why can't Christians Verify Exactly Where Jesus Was Buried? - by Gemini - September 7, 2016 at 11:15 am

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