RE: Richard Carrier - The Hero Savior Analogy
October 3, 2016 at 10:59 am
(This post was last modified: October 3, 2016 at 11:04 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Any evidence? What evidence. That's what you've been asked to present, that's what you've declined to discuss, other than to say that you believe in the biblical narrative (hilarously, you decided of your own accord to add a caveat even to that....you don;t believe -all- of the narrative is historical). Well, we know that you believe in the biblical narrative. Your beliefs do not make it historical evidence, however. I don;t even know what evidence, of what jesus., you think exists...because you refuse to have the discussion. Yet, more, theater.
Let's be honest with ourselves, shall we>? When you discuss my "a priori" this or that's, you aren't even referring to any historical jesus. You are hinting at the historicity of magic, of miracles...complaining that I do not accept them -as history, or indeed even as existent. Well no shit, I don;t believe in magic...but take careful note of the corner you paint yourself into with this complaint. Is it your contention, that any historical jesus, for which there is evidence (or so you keep claiming)....must be the -magical- jesus? Must I first accept magic, before we can discuss whichever jesus you believe to be historical? Can they not be separated?
Let's be honest with ourselves, shall we>? When you discuss my "a priori" this or that's, you aren't even referring to any historical jesus. You are hinting at the historicity of magic, of miracles...complaining that I do not accept them -as history, or indeed even as existent. Well no shit, I don;t believe in magic...but take careful note of the corner you paint yourself into with this complaint. Is it your contention, that any historical jesus, for which there is evidence (or so you keep claiming)....must be the -magical- jesus? Must I first accept magic, before we can discuss whichever jesus you believe to be historical? Can they not be separated?
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