Did Jesus Exit? – Part 12
Back in Part 10, I took a look at Mark and (in the Comments section) Q, and determined that they both represent Jesus as a flesh-and-blood person. Now I’m looking into the M-source, the unique material used by the author of the Gospel of Matthew, to see whether M also represents Jesus as a flesh-and-blood … Did Jesus Exit? – Part 12
God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 4
Previously, I argued that it is not possible to become eternal. Recall that a person P is eternal if and only if P has always existed and P will always continue to exist. Here is a step-by-step proof showing that it is impossible for a person to become eternal: <————|———–|————–> …………….t1………..t2 1. At time t1 … God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 4
Rob Lovering’s New Book: God and Evidence: Problems for Theistic Philosophers
God and Evidence: Problems for Theistic Philosophers (Continuum, 2013). Here’s the blurb: God and Evidence presents a new set of compelling problems for theistic philosophers. The problems pertain to three types of theistic philosopher, which Lovering defines here as ‘theistic inferentialists,’ ‘theistic non-inferentialists,’ and ‘theistic fideists.’ Theistic inferentialists believe that God exists, that there is inferential … Rob Lovering’s New Book: <I>God and Evidence: Problems for Theistic Philosophers</I>
Randal Rauser’s Review of The Making of an Atheist
In his book, The Making of an Atheist, James Spiegel argues that immorality leads to unbelief. On his blog, Randal Rauser provides a thoughtful review and critique. Check it out. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 3
Richard Swinburne analyzes the concept of ‘necessary being’ into two implications (COT, p.241-242): 1. It is not a matter of fortunate accident that there is a God; he exists necessarily. 2. God is necessarily the kind of being which he is; God does not just happen to have the properties which he does. In his … God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 3
Did Jesus Exit? – Part 11
I will now take a brief break from answering the 44 questions about Mark, Q, M, and L. For your reading enjoyment, I bring you John Crossan’s brief defense of the historicity of the crucifixion of Jesus: Jesus’ death by execution under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For, if … Did Jesus Exit? – Part 11
Did Jesus Exit? – Part 10
In my previous post on this topic, I argued that we need to answer 44 specific questions in order to come up with fact-based initial evaluation of Bart Ehrman’s Seven Gospels Argument (SGA). The first question is whether Mark (one of the seven sources that Ehrman points us to) confirms the following attribute claim: A1. … Did Jesus Exit? – Part 10
Really Handy Survey of Metaethics
I have no idea if the site posting this actually has the copyright permissions to do this or not, but there is a site with the entire copy of Walter Sinnott-Armstrong’s book, Moral Skepticisms, available as a PDF file. For those of you with an interest in learning more about metaethics–such as the distinction between “moral metaphysics” … Really Handy Survey of Metaethics
Trent Dougherty’s Review of Probability in the Philosophy of Religion
Excellent review of what appears to be a very interesting book. LINK Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Did Jesus Exit? – Part 9
The current version of the Minimal Jesus Hypothesis (MJH) has five parts:=======================There was a flesh-and-blood person who was…1A. named Yeshu’a, and2A. an adherent of Judaism, and a male descendant of the Hebrew people, and3A. living in Palestine as an adult (in his twenties and/or thirties) in the 20s C.E., and4A. known to be a preacher … Did Jesus Exit? – Part 9