(October 13, 2013 at 8:14 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: The least number of ad hocs is a start for an objective measure.OK. The least number of ad hocs is zero, i.e. they were at a house in Bethlehem.
Quote:In my case, I'm reading what's there without assuming there's a good explanation for the continuity problem aside from two different authors working independently writing two different stories. No ad hocs there.Incorrect. You're introducing the ad hoc that it was Joseph's house. Before you do that, there is no continuity problem. You're violating Occam's Razor to introduce a problem, then crying foul when others violate it to resolve the problem you invented.
