RE: The First Century Void
July 4, 2017 at 12:07 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2017 at 12:28 am by RoadRunner79.)
Yes... the argument from silence, which is difficult, and some think just fallacious. Also shown to be factually incorrect, by early hostile references. We discussed the one passage in Josephus, which you couldn't show is a forgery (although does seem to have some interpolation). We could discuss the others, by I think you have even less to dismiss that evidence; which show you to be incorrect. And would probably just result in more name calling against me.
Have a nice day! I'm happy with the way the discussion, or lack there of went. I think it shows how weak the mythicist case is, and what discussion with them, often falls to.
One other thing that came up over the course of the discussion, was the excuse for the lack of evidence (or silence) of the mythicist position until the 18th century. The excuse is that the Church destroyed books, which went against it's message. This is mostly false, except for perhaps the heretical writing of Arius which where targeted during the end of Constantine' reign. There where also a number of times that Christians either didn't have the power to do what was claimed or where the targets of such acts themselves.
I suggest doing some research before passing on such myths.... look at the evidence.
http://christianthinktank.com/qburnbx.html
http://jameshannam.com/literature.htm
Have a nice day! I'm happy with the way the discussion, or lack there of went. I think it shows how weak the mythicist case is, and what discussion with them, often falls to.
One other thing that came up over the course of the discussion, was the excuse for the lack of evidence (or silence) of the mythicist position until the 18th century. The excuse is that the Church destroyed books, which went against it's message. This is mostly false, except for perhaps the heretical writing of Arius which where targeted during the end of Constantine' reign. There where also a number of times that Christians either didn't have the power to do what was claimed or where the targets of such acts themselves.
I suggest doing some research before passing on such myths.... look at the evidence.
http://christianthinktank.com/qburnbx.html
http://jameshannam.com/literature.htm
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man. - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
