At some point in the past, I posted this exercise of giving apologetic thinking a try. I think it's time to revisit this experiment/
OK, let's pretend this silly song I and every other kid at summer camp used to sing (perhaps you all may remember something like this ditty) is actually part of the Bible. I have to reconcile the contradictions using Stat Wal Logic:
In verse one, the term "day" can mean a 24 hour period. So the event happened at night.
Regrading verse two, naturalists scoff at the idea that dead boys can get up to fight but they're just trapped in their self-refuting mindset. Most people believe in miracles anyway so the burden of proof is on them to prove that zombies aren't real.
In verse three, there is no contradiction. First they went back to back and then turned to face each other. Just like in verse four, drawing swords doesn't preclude later drawing guns.
In verse five, there are varying degrees of deafness. Even people hard of hearing can hear gunshots. So no contradiction there.
In verse six, killing the dead isn't a contradiction when you believe in the afterlife. The Bible itself refers to the Lake of Fire as the "second death". Consistent with this passage, the police attempted to put down the zombies in final death.
In verse seven, the term "lie" is actually a a translation of an ancient Hebrew word that can mean "story" or "fable". It isn't really a lie but a story that is true, as declared by the verse.
Finally, verse eight provides an embarrassing witness, the blind man who was able to recount the events. If this story were truly a lie, they would not have made up such an embarrassing witness.
So using Stat Wal logic, you really can do away with an "apparent contradiction".
OK, let's pretend this silly song I and every other kid at summer camp used to sing (perhaps you all may remember something like this ditty) is actually part of the Bible. I have to reconcile the contradictions using Stat Wal Logic:
Quote:One day in the middle of the night
Two dead boys got up to fight
Back to back, they faced each other
Drew their swords and shot each other
Two deaf policemen heard this noise
Came to kill the two dead boys
If you don't believe this lie is true
You can ask the blind man, he saw it too.
In verse one, the term "day" can mean a 24 hour period. So the event happened at night.
Regrading verse two, naturalists scoff at the idea that dead boys can get up to fight but they're just trapped in their self-refuting mindset. Most people believe in miracles anyway so the burden of proof is on them to prove that zombies aren't real.
In verse three, there is no contradiction. First they went back to back and then turned to face each other. Just like in verse four, drawing swords doesn't preclude later drawing guns.
In verse five, there are varying degrees of deafness. Even people hard of hearing can hear gunshots. So no contradiction there.
In verse six, killing the dead isn't a contradiction when you believe in the afterlife. The Bible itself refers to the Lake of Fire as the "second death". Consistent with this passage, the police attempted to put down the zombies in final death.
In verse seven, the term "lie" is actually a a translation of an ancient Hebrew word that can mean "story" or "fable". It isn't really a lie but a story that is true, as declared by the verse.
Finally, verse eight provides an embarrassing witness, the blind man who was able to recount the events. If this story were truly a lie, they would not have made up such an embarrassing witness.
So using Stat Wal logic, you really can do away with an "apparent contradiction".
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
