apologetics

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 9: The Character of the Apostles

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WHERE WE ARE AT Peter Kreeft raises seven objections against The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT) in an attempt to disprove that theory, as part of an elimination of alternatives argument for the resurrection of Jesus.  Kreeft thinks that by disproving four skeptical theories, he can show that the Christian theory is true, that Jesus actually … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 9: The Character of the Apostles

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 8: The Creative Genius Objection

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Peter Kreeft raises seven objections against The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT).  In previous posts (post #4, post #5, post #6, and post #7) I have argued that his Objection #1 was a miserable FAILURE. Here is Kreeft’s very brief Objection #2 against TCT: If they made up the story, they were the most creative, clever, intelligent … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 8: The Creative Genius Objection

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 7: A Decade without Serious Threats

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According to Peter Kreeft, there are only five possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus. The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT) is one of those five theories. Kreeft raises seven objections against  TCT. We are currently considering Objection #1.  Kreeft lays out this objection by quoting Blaise Pascal: ..imagine these twelve men [the twelve apostles] meeting … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 7: A Decade without Serious Threats

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 6: More about Our Ignorance

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According to Peter Kreeft, there are only five possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT) is one of those five theories. Kreeft raises seven objections against TCT.  Objection #1 FAILS, because it makes various historical assumptions about the twelve apostles without providing any historical evidence for those assumptions. OUR … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 6: More about Our Ignorance

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 5: Our Ignorance of The Twelve

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There are five different possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus, according to Peter Kreeft: The Conspiracy Theory is one of the skeptical theories about the resurrection.  See Part 3 of this series for my clarification of the content of TCT. THE ABSENCE OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE In Part 4 of this series I replied … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 5: Our Ignorance of The Twelve

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 4: Objection #1

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There are five different possible theories, according to Peter Kreeft, about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: Peter Kreeft raises seven objections against The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT). See Part 3 of this series for my clarification of the content of TCT. In today’s post, I will consider Kreeft’s first objection to TCT. OBJECTION #1 AGAINST … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 4: Objection #1

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 2: Defining the Theory

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Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) was co-authored by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli.  In HCA, Kreeft attempts to prove that Jesus rose from the dead by disproving four skeptical theories related to the alleged resurrection of Jesus.  One of the skeptical theories that Kreeft attempts to disprove is called “The Conspiracy Theory” (which I will refer … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 2: Defining the Theory

Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 1: Defeating an OLD Apologetic Argument

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At the NW Miracles Conference, I discussed the question “Is it ever reasonable to believe miracle claims?” with Christian thinker Hans Vodder, who has graduate degrees in both philosophy and theology. We were, however, just the warm-up act for the big closing event of the conference: a debate between Michael Shermer and Luuk van de … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 1: Defeating an OLD Apologetic Argument