Once again, there is no *logical* problem with an infinite regress. Mathematics deals with the set of negative integers all the time. It isn't a logical problem. This is one example of the problems with ancient philosophy: we have learned a LOT about how to deal with infinities over the last 150 years or so. Yes, they don't act the same way as finite things do. But that isn't a contradiction.
You are imagining a problem (counting from negative infinity) where there is none. At each point, the 'counting' has been going on forever. So? The only problem with that is that there is no start. And that is not a *logical* problem. We are here and the clock has always been ticking.
Every single cause we have ever seen has been a physical cause. Since there is no reason to even assume the existence of a supernatural, it is reasonable and valid to say that all causes are natural. In fact, I strongly suspect you can't give a coherent definition of what it means to be supernatural.
As for OT vs NT, there is some valid history in the OT. Some historical persons are mentioned in the NT (Pilate, Herod), but many of the facts are wrong about them (timing of census that never happened?). Past that, it is stories and expositions of religious positions.
You are imagining a problem (counting from negative infinity) where there is none. At each point, the 'counting' has been going on forever. So? The only problem with that is that there is no start. And that is not a *logical* problem. We are here and the clock has always been ticking.
Every single cause we have ever seen has been a physical cause. Since there is no reason to even assume the existence of a supernatural, it is reasonable and valid to say that all causes are natural. In fact, I strongly suspect you can't give a coherent definition of what it means to be supernatural.
As for OT vs NT, there is some valid history in the OT. Some historical persons are mentioned in the NT (Pilate, Herod), but many of the facts are wrong about them (timing of census that never happened?). Past that, it is stories and expositions of religious positions.
