RE: The Utter Irrelevance of the New Testament
May 16, 2015 at 9:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2015 at 9:43 pm by Whateverist.)
(May 16, 2015 at 9:26 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(May 16, 2015 at 9:16 pm)whateverist Wrote: That is not at all my point. I didn't say I do concede either historical accuracy or the sincerity of its authors. I only said that doing so would have no bearing on the truth of anything written in the bible.
If you want to argue for either of those points be my guest. It will pointless and get you nothing. But knock yourself out.
No worries. I know you have not conceded the historical accuracy of the NT, yet. You need more evidence.
But you have agreed that the authors BELIEVED what they wrote which is a far cry from making up a lie which they knew to be false and then spreading it around.
Agreed?
Hate to string you along like this but no I don't assert that the authors believed what they wrote. I merely find it even less likely that they were part of a mass conspiracy to promote a profitable fiction. Not out of the question mind you. But in general I shy away from conspiracy theories.
What I prefer to say is I just don't have any opinion about that. The reason being that I don't really care.
