Richard Carrier - The Hero Savior Analogy

[Vicki Q]

As noted in post #45, Carrier has dismissed people like you who are utterly committed to ridiculous fairy tales.  

I'm not sure that's right, rereading it. He dismisses a particular sort of Xian.

I have said that Carrier's writing is very weak, but that doesn't get a mention in the quoted passage. I have never said that he was a liar, or deluded by sin, dishonest, insane or anything else he talks about in the passage, nor would I, because it would be nonsense.

In fact I used to frequent his Internet Infidels forum, which was great for what I'm aiming to do- challenge my beliefs through informed debate. I could pretty much guarantee that a post like #40 would attract three or four highly intelligent responses, and force me to do some thinking.

(I remember one atheist asking another one to kill him if he ever came to regard Strong's Greek concordance as authoritative. There were some very intelligent thinkers there...)

So I feel a bit of a debt to Carrier. That doesn't extend to giving his writing a bye.

Care to attempt a reasoned, lengthy, detailed rebuttal?

When you can give some indication that you are capable of RATIONAL discussion feel free to give me a nudge.

It's probably best to stick to our strengths, which in your case is pungent one liners.

You have long since convinced me that you are not interested in truth but in validation for your archaic beliefs.

I do like to see if my beliefs are valid, which is best done through debate.

Do understand that if you'd been born in Saudi Arabia you'd be wearing a beekeeper suit and swearing that allah was hot shit.

Quite possibly. It doesn't mean I'd be correct to do so. Or that if I followed the evidence trail it wouldn't lead to Xianity.