tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post8895988479253144794..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: Bowen-Hinman Debate Argument 3 (Polycarp) my answer to Bowen's refutationBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-64598616736813066452016-07-19T12:53:48.089-07:002016-07-19T12:53:48.089-07:00I think Joe hit the nail on the head up in one of ...I think Joe hit the nail on the head up in one of his replies, too: "tradition" shouldn't be a dirty word. Learning how to evaluate tradition is absolutely crucial to thinking about and working out ancient history (and even some modern history) at a professional level. Agreeing that the tradition does have it right, doesn't mean simply accepting that tradition (much less all Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-10639443270330683302016-07-19T12:22:22.241-07:002016-07-19T12:22:22.241-07:00If it comes to that, Hannibal, being from Carthage...If it comes to that, Hannibal, being from Carthage, would have necessarily had to use African elephants, and indeed coinage and art (I don't know how contemporary, probably later) all show African elephants not Asian ones.<br /><br />And we all know African elephants cannot be domesticated by anyone. QED, Livy and Polybius were referring to cosmic mythical elephants that only existed in the Jason Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602238179676591394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-8310188546531039172016-07-16T17:06:17.995-07:002016-07-16T17:06:17.995-07:00Bowen says, "Scholars who study the issue hav...Bowen says, "Scholars who study the issue have significant doubts about whether Polycarp was a disciple of John the Apostle. Just as in the second and third centuries, Christians are still hard at work lying to, and deceiving, uncritical thinkers and true believers about the history of Christianity." <br /><br />I think this starts with the logical fallacy of "appeal to BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-61055625077082278302016-07-15T00:33:55.734-07:002016-07-15T00:33:55.734-07:00good job joe
Joe the Eldergood job joe<br /><br /><br />Joe the ElderJoseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com