The notorious tendency of conservative apologists and New Age paperback writers alike is to leap from mere possibility to the right to believe. "If there might be space aliens, we can assume there are." "If the idea of Atlantis is not impossible, we can take it for granted." "If the traditional view of gospel authorship cannot be definitievely debunked, we can go right on assuming it's truth." No, you can't.
"You ask me how I know he lives?" asks the revival chorus. "He lives within my heart." Exactly! A figment. - Robert M. Price
"You ask me how I know he lives?" asks the revival chorus. "He lives within my heart." Exactly! A figment.
- Robert M. Price
In broad outline and in detail, the life of Jesus as portrayed in the gospels corresponds to the worldwide Mythic Hero Archetype in which a divine he… - Robert M. Price
In broad outline and in detail, the life of Jesus as portrayed in the gospels corresponds to the worldwide Mythic Hero Archetype in which a divine he…
One can believe God capable of anything without believing that he did everything anybody may say he did. One can believe in the possibility of miracl… - Robert M. Price
One can believe God capable of anything without believing that he did everything anybody may say he did. One can believe in the possibility of miracl…
What suggests to non-Evangelical scholars that the resurrection narratives contain legendary accounts? First there is a variety of apparent contradic… - Robert M. Price
What suggests to non-Evangelical scholars that the resurrection narratives contain legendary accounts? First there is a variety of apparent contradic…
The born-again gospel promises joy and peace of mind, but it does so by prolonging childhood. - Robert M. Price
The born-again gospel promises joy and peace of mind, but it does so by prolonging childhood.
The piety of "having a personal relationship with Christ" ... is alien to the New Testament... but evangelicals elevate it to the shibboleth of salva… - Robert M. Price
The piety of "having a personal relationship with Christ" ... is alien to the New Testament... but evangelicals elevate it to the shibboleth of salva…
Real morality is not the product of fearing a spanking. But what does fundamentalist hell-belief encourage? It retards any developing moral judgment … - Robert M. Price
Real morality is not the product of fearing a spanking. But what does fundamentalist hell-belief encourage? It retards any developing moral judgment …
Who needs Satan when you have a God like this? - Robert M. Price
Who needs Satan when you have a God like this?
The very admission of the need to harmonize is an admission that the burden of proof is on the narratives, not on those who doubt them. What harmoniz… - Robert M. Price
The very admission of the need to harmonize is an admission that the burden of proof is on the narratives, not on those who doubt them. What harmoniz…
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