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The burden of proof; who is it on?

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The burden of proof; who is it on?
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RE: The burden of proof; who is it on?
March 6, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Your devout Christian friend is being unreasonable. First he is asking critics to refute his interpretation of the bible without telling them what it is. You cannot respond to claims if you do not know what they are. Second, which texts are you being asked to refute? Does he claim that no parts of the current traditional canon have been redacted? What about texts excluded from the canon like the Book of Enoch or countless Gnostic texts? Is he arguing for a perfect original text from which variants derive? I agree with you that the language used in “the bible” reflects the perspective of the time in which each part was written. If he believes the bible refers to later scientific discoveries, then ask him what new scientific discovery does it predict.
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The burden of proof; who is it on? - by Creed of Heresy - March 6, 2012 at 9:06 am
RE: The burden of proof; who is it on? - by Voltair - March 6, 2012 at 11:14 am
RE: The burden of proof; who is it on? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2012 at 1:02 pm
RE: The burden of proof; who is it on? - by Tobie - March 6, 2012 at 5:43 pm

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