(September 16, 2013 at 10:31 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I so get what you mean. It does get so disheartening when the same things keep jumping up again and again, no matter many times or how resoundingly one keeps smashing them down. It's like Whack-A-Mole from hell.
Especially when the moles are the "historists" like Ehrman who have been valuable to my education of the Bible and how much it's changed and been subject to pseudo-epigraphy and interpolation. Heck, I learned those very terms from Ehrman. But questioning if there's even a historical kernel to be found causes them to run to the side of the Fundies and defend their free ride.
So I now say, "Peace, I don't want to fight you. Here's your binky back. Now go play with your ancient parchments."
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
