(June 6, 2018 at 2:26 pm)Jehanne Wrote: It doesn't seem to bother you, RR, that your views and opinions are at odds with mainstream scholarship.
It's not that I don't respect scholarly work and opinion; but, I do think that it is reasonable to be able to ask "why do they believe that", when they present their claim. Most of what I have seen, is much like the above. I'm surprised, especially when being discussed, that how bad these arguments are, don't seem to bother you.
And really the scholarly opinion in these things seems to have wavered back and forth since the 1800's (probably prior). It's not because of some big archeological discovery (these mostly support the Christian tradition). It's not because of some major shift in philosophy, where we find we have been thinking wrongly all along. It just seems to be a shift in opinion and bias.
Most Theologians who study about God, seem to be theists. It doesn't bother you, that you are going against scholarly consensus?
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
