OFF TOPIC: 6 “FACTS” Presented by Trump’s Defense – Part 2
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I argued that AT LEAST three out of the “six key facts” that Trump’s defense team were focusing on in their case for Trump are IRRELEVANT to the main questions at issue, and that a fourth of those “six key facts” was relevant but INSIGNIFICANT because … OFF TOPIC: 6 “FACTS” Presented by Trump’s Defense – Part 2
OFF TOPIC: 6 “FACTS” Presented by Trump’s Defense – Part 1
This is not ENTIRELY off topic, because it involves thinking critically about reasons and arguments. I have extensive education and experience related to criticism of arguments, especially of really crappy arguments presented by Christian apologists. In this post I will criticize some really crappy arguments presented by Trump’s defense team. Here is a CNN article … OFF TOPIC: 6 “FACTS” Presented by Trump’s Defense – Part 1
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 20: Evaluation of Objection #7
WHERE WE ARE In Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft has raised nine objections against The Swoon Theory, as part of his case attempting to prove that Jesus rose from the dead. In previous posts I have argued that his Objection #1, Objection #2, Objection #3, Objection #4, Objection #5, Objection #6, and Objection #8 all FAIL as objections against The Swoon … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 20: Evaluation of Objection #7
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 19: Analysis of Objection #7
KREEFT’S STATMENT OF OBJECTION #7 Here is Peter Kreeft’s statement of his Objection #7 against the Swoon Theory from Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter referred to as HCA): How could a swooning half-dead man have moved the great stone at the door of the tomb? Who moved the stone if not an … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 19: Analysis of Objection #7
OFF TOPIC: UCSB Graduate Degree
I knew that I had advanced to candidacy for a PhD in philosophy at UCSB back in 1991, but I did not realize that I had earned a graduate degree and diploma from UCSB because of that. I just found out a few weeks ago that I had earned a graduate degree and diploma from … OFF TOPIC: UCSB Graduate Degree
Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 18: Premise (1) of Objection #6
WHERE WE ARE Here, once more, is Peter Kreeft’s Objection #6 against the Swoon Theory, from Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA): How were the Roman guards at the tomb overpowered by a swooning corpse? Or by unarmed disciples? And if the disciples did it, they knowingly lied when they wrote … Defending the Swoon Theory – Part 18: Premise (1) of Objection #6