RE: Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians
June 9, 2015 at 2:37 pm
(This post was last modified: June 9, 2015 at 2:38 pm by TheMessiah.)
(June 9, 2015 at 2:35 pm)Rhythm Wrote: The point being? Something other than "the experts say things"? Care to elaborate?
People will appeal to historians as long as it suits them. Your entire ''the experts say'' mockery has been disingenuous.
Quote: My entire point is that the discussion has never been ''Is what the experts say accurate?'' --- it's more along the lines of ''What do I like about what the scholar says, and what do I not like?'' --- an ancient historian's grasp of evidence, especially a large group of ancient historians, will have a much better grasp of evidence and analysis. People constantly appeal to historians until it doesn't suit them.
Do you see why ''what the experts say'' is not a crude position because they are essentially the best equipped scholars in their respective field who have a much more extensive, analytical, critically examining and overall more reasonable view-point than someone who isn't an expert in that field? Do you see why people may be more likely to trust a Scientist's opinion over a non-Scientist? Or a Lawyer's opinion on legal matters opposed to someone who isn't a Lawyer/extensively rooted in Law?
Read the second paragraph.
