I'm really not sure the point of all of this.
I've met people who say their Aunt once saw a ghost 30 years ago. I can write down in a book that this event happened, include the details that have been related to me, then claim I am a world class historian.
You'd have to be a complete moron to believe my story, if you are reading it today, or 2000 years from now.
Making the argument that it must have happened because the later redrafts of my book are similar to the original, or that there was only a 30 year gap between the aunts story and my written account are ludicrous.
It's really simple stuff. When I'm watching TV and I see a dragon flying around, I conclude it's fiction and not a wildlife documentary. If I apply this minimal level of skepticism to the bible, I reach the same conclusion.
I've met people who say their Aunt once saw a ghost 30 years ago. I can write down in a book that this event happened, include the details that have been related to me, then claim I am a world class historian.
You'd have to be a complete moron to believe my story, if you are reading it today, or 2000 years from now.
Making the argument that it must have happened because the later redrafts of my book are similar to the original, or that there was only a 30 year gap between the aunts story and my written account are ludicrous.
It's really simple stuff. When I'm watching TV and I see a dragon flying around, I conclude it's fiction and not a wildlife documentary. If I apply this minimal level of skepticism to the bible, I reach the same conclusion.
