RE: Why can't Christians Verify Exactly Where Jesus Was Buried?
September 7, 2016 at 11:15 am
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2016 at 11:25 am by Gemini.)
(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
A Gemma is forever.