RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
August 27, 2012 at 7:40 pm
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2012 at 7:45 pm by Jackalope.)
(August 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm)Atom Wrote:(August 27, 2012 at 5:39 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: These elements in particular are not proof. They are part of the claim.This appears to be a straw man or Aunt Sally fallacy. Maybe you didn't see the disclaimer at the end of my post. I can see how it could easily be missed.
Try again.
I did not mean "proof" in the context of "logical proof" but rather as a synonym for "evidence". As you yourself said...
Quote:This isn't a proof, just powerful inductive evidence.
The meaning of my response was intended to address the claim that it is "powerful inductive evidence".
Um, no. No, it isn't.
(August 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm)Atom Wrote: Demanding negative proof fallacy: Attempting to avoid the burden of proof for some claim by demanding proof of the contrary from whoever questions that claim.
That's funny. He wasn't demanding proof of contrary claims, but rather asking for proof of YOUR positive assertions.
You're new at this, aren't you?