Reading Time: 8 minutes I’ll show you why Christians are fond of the Argument from Embarrassment, and why that misplaced fondness matters to the rest of us.
Gospels
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Why the Gospel of Mark Is Likely NOT an Eyewitness Account
Reading Time: 3 minutes How do we know that Mark wrote Mark? Why believe the claims that Mark documented eyewitness testimony–or that any of the gospels do? There is evidence, but it’s pretty flimsy. Here’s how apologists justify those claims.
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Me and Koresh vs the Gospel Writers and Jesus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christian:
Why is it more probable that your god exists than man made him up?
We have an exceptionally high prior probability that your god is false given that we both believe that every other god claimed to be true (before and after) is false. Thus, on prior probability, the JC God is HIGHLY unlikely to exist. How does the Christian overcome this? They have to provide high CONSEQUENT probability. ie Evidence. But this is poor. Let’s take the four Gospels, written by unknown people at unknown dates in unknown places with ex post facto agendas to evangelise, at least 40 years after the person they are writing about and whom they have never met, has died.
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Okay, So Sure, Let’s Talk About the Historical Jesus
Reading Time: 10 minutes Yeah, we’re going there. Strap in. Ask almost any Christian if Jesus really existed, and you’ll get an immediate and absolutely positive “yes, oh yes, definitely he did.” With all the 41,000-some-odd denominations of Christianity, it’s just about the only thing most churches’ doctrines agree on. I spent my entire early life believing–and parroting–the tired […]
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What Did Paul Know About Jesus? Not Much.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Sift through Paul’s writings, and you get very little of the biography of Jesus. What does this say about how the Jesus story grew over time?
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Video: Are the Gospels Eyewitness Accounts?
Reading Time: < 1 minute They tell us that the gospels were written by eyewitnesses, or at least that they are eyewitness testimony. But how do we know that? This video approach to the question shows that the evidence is pretty flimsy.
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10 Reasons to Just Say Nay to the Naysayer Hypothesis
Reading Time: 4 minutes We’re told that the gospel story must be true because, if it weren’t, eyewitnesses at the time would correct it. In fact, it doesn’t work that way. Here are 10 reasons why this naysayer hypothesis is nonsense.
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Clueless John the Baptist
Reading Time: 2 minutes Throughout the gospels we read snippets about John the Baptist. Put them all together, and you have a confused portrait. (Maybe the gospels shouldn’t be categorized as history.)
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The Evolving Jesus Story
Reading Time: 3 minutes The gospel story grew with time, and the New Testament books themselves record this evolution.
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Is Mark an Eyewitness Account?
Reading Time: 3 minutes How do we know that Mark wrote Mark? Why believe the claims that Mark documented eyewitness testimony? Or that any of the gospels do? There is evidence, but it’s pretty flimsy. Here’s how apologists justify those claims.