RE: Why must Christian apologists tell lies?
August 27, 2012 at 11:37 am
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2012 at 11:47 am by greneknight.)
(August 27, 2012 at 11:27 am)EscapingDelusion Wrote: I have seen several Hitchens debates where he appeared to get flustered, sweat, and stumble. I have also seen debates where he ripped his opponents apart. My best guess is that everyone has good and bad days.
...I would also like to see his debate with Ehrman. I've read much of Ehrman's work, and he is one of the most intelligent biblical researchers I have read. I find it odd that anyone could win a debate against him, as he most certainly knows his stuff inside and out...
No, I didn't think Ehrman lost in that debate but Craig made it seem so. It was whether the resurrection of Christ was a historical fact. Craig came up with a silly equation that made the resurrection a 98% certainty.
(August 27, 2012 at 11:34 am)genkaus Wrote: Just out of curiosity, given your conclusion, why are you still a Christian?
Religion is largely cultural. Also, it's based on faith and faith is irrational. I know most priests in my church are aware that the virgin birth comes from a mistake in translation. The Archbishop of Canterbury has ruled that new believers should not be made to accept the virgin birth for conversion. But we still say the Creed and nobody amends it to leave out the virgin birth. You can't do that because it's very hard to change religion.
Many Christians today don't accept the existence of hell. But we still say in the Creed that Christ descended into hell. Things don't change much in religion because it's cultural. Truth is not an absolute thing in culture.
