Why I don't buy Carrier's "why I don't buy the Resurrection"
I'm going against advice and deal with arguments by carm atheists
because I think it's important to remember that certain things have been
answered. Dealing with an old article by Richard Carrier that was
sighted recently on CARM. Even though it's old these guys are rallying
around it like its new and the same bunck is being noised about by
atheists all the time.
Carrier's article is here:
http://infidels.org/library/modern/r...n/lecture.html
this is prompted by Fleetmouse's statement that:
"You have no answers to Carrier's essay. "
He seems the most worked up over the idea that since carrier proves the superstitious nature of the folks of Jesus day, like he never considered that. That's something I knew about as a kid. I used it in highschool to justify my own atheism (1973). I can't imagine anyone being impressed by it. Be that as it may that's not an argument so examine it.
Carrier
My first reaction to reading the beginning i…
Carrier's article is here:
http://infidels.org/library/modern/r...n/lecture.html
this is prompted by Fleetmouse's statement that:
"You have no answers to Carrier's essay. "
He seems the most worked up over the idea that since carrier proves the superstitious nature of the folks of Jesus day, like he never considered that. That's something I knew about as a kid. I used it in highschool to justify my own atheism (1973). I can't imagine anyone being impressed by it. Be that as it may that's not an argument so examine it.
Carrier
My first reaction to reading the beginning i…