Richard Carrier Responds to Ehrman’s Critique on the Existence of Jesus!
LAST TIME: Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus Now, Carrier Responds! 1. The Article Bart Ehrman’s Latest Weird Attempt to Refute Mythicism 2. The Podcast
The Texas Flood and the Death of Children, What Atheists Think
The Texas flood and the children it killed has shocked the world. But why? Childhood death has been the historical norm, and makes it obvious to atheists there is no caring creator. We must question why others imagine otherwise. So what do American atheists – which according to Gallup are approaching a fifth of the … The Texas Flood and the Death of Children, What Atheists Think
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 1: The Last Gospel to be Written
WHERE WE ARE In order to make a reasonable case for the resurrection of Jesus, one must first put together a set of relevant historical facts about Jesus, especially about his arrest, trials, crucifixion, burial, and about alleged appearances of Jesus to his disciples after he was crucified and allegedly buried. This is a key … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 1: The Last Gospel to be Written
Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus
*Slides were provided for free to all listeners! Ehrman gave his lecture today on the existence of Jesus on earth in history contra mythicism, so here are a few of the new takeaways you may not have heard before. So what’s kind of new here is pointing to 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 implicating the Jews in … Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus
Geisler’s Historical Claims supporting the Death of Jesus on the Cross
WHERE WE ARE According to the Christian apologists Norman Geisler and Ronald Brooks, in their book When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), in order to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead, they must first prove that Jesus died on the cross: JESUS ACTUALLY DIED ON THE CROSS Before we can show that Jesus rose … Geisler’s Historical Claims supporting the Death of Jesus on the Cross
Craig’s Historical Claims for His Objection #1 against the Swoon Theory
WHERE WE ARE In his book The Son Rises (hereafter: TSR), William Craig raises three objections against the Swoon Theory (which he refers to as the Apparent Death Theory). The Swoon Theory is the skeptical view that Jesus survived his crucifixion, later met with some of his disciples, and that this experience of seeing a … Craig’s Historical Claims for His Objection #1 against the Swoon Theory
New Lecture by Ehrman on the Historicity of Jesus
Ehrman’s new lecture is coming this Saturday, and he shared some free resources as supplements: Free Articles: Free Misquoting Jesus Podcast Episodes:
Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL – Part 2: Dozens of Historical Facts Required
WHERE WE ARE In the first post of this series, called “Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL“, I put forward this skeptical argument about the attempts of Christian apologists to prove the resurrection of Jesus: 1. One can construct a reasonable argument for the claim that God raised Jesus from the dead ONLY IF … Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL – Part 2: Dozens of Historical Facts Required
Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL
WHERE WE ARE As a skeptic who has rejected Christianity and who tries to promote critical thinking about Christianity and religious beliefs, I see myself as a defense attorney. My primary goal is to dismantle arguments given in support of belief in God, belief in the divine inspiration of the Bible, and belief in the … Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL
The Battlefield of the Mind: Trump Edition
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