(November 27, 2012 at 2:30 pm)John V Wrote: He said up front that he wasn't very familiar with Ehrman, discussed what little he knew, and ended the post with:
"Now if Chas or others want to inform me on more of "Ehrman's facts" I'll be more than happy to discuss them."
Seems reasonable to me.
Plenty of atheists criticize Christianity despite having little knowledge of it.
No, it is not reasonable. I suggested that Ehrman, a respected Biblical scholar, had plenty to say. No one should believe what I say about Ehrman or what Ehrman says - they need to read Ehrman.
Skepticism, facts, and evidence; not hearsay.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
