Quote:As I understand it, when studying history we often have little information to go on. We may not be able to prove conclusively that a lot of historical figures actually existed, and some (Socrates?) we may never be sure of. Based on that, we can accept that "historical Jesus" existed, in the sense that the stories we read are based on an actual person.
The problem with that, Tonus, is that you are giving them the proverbial inch. They cannot be given anything on the basis of their assertions or special pleading. If Habermas wants to talk about facts then he should be forced to provide evidence for each of those "facts." They are not "facts" until he does.
