Continuing with my analysis of Bart Ehrman’s basic arguments against the reliability of the gospels, I wish to comment on a few more points he made in his debate with Craig Evans. No Preservatives… In response to the question, “Do the gospels accurately preserve the activities of Jesus Christ?” Dr. Ehrman’s basic answer was, “No.” …
Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar at the University of North Carolina who is most famous for his books, Misquoting Jesus, Jesus Interrupted, and his most recent one, How Jesus Became God. At some point down the line, I hope to specifically address How Jesus Became God, but here in the next couple posts,…
In the course of my Twitter conversations over the weekend, the atheists I talked with were, by and large, a lot more open to discuss than were the Hamites, and there were a few guys with whom I was able to have a civil discussion and clarify a few things. Nevertheless, it is hard getting…
As you will inevitably know if you read my blog, I’m not a fan of Ken Ham. The young earth creationism he espouses is, to put it mildly, wrong across the board: scientifically, biblically, historically. This post, though, it not about Ken Ham, but he does have something to do with it. You see, Ken…
Yesterday, in my previous post concerning the Larcycia Hawkins/Wheaton College story, I tried to reflect on what the more fundamental issues really were. I also referenced a recent blog post by Peter Enns, in which he observed that, although it certainly was not the only factor in this case, Ms. Hawkins’ endorsement of evolution…
Over the past month, the story of Lacycia Hawkins has gained national attention. She is the tenured professor at Wheaton College, a prominent Evangelical college, who announced on Facebook in December that she was going to wear a hajib for month over Christmas to show her love and support for her Muslim neighbor. Wheaton College…
Sam Harris perhaps represents the most dangerous form of atheism. It is inflammatory, irrational, hostile, and missionary. He is not content to “let the facts speak for themselves,” and let people come to their own conclusions. Harris feels he needs to tell you what to think and believe. If you don’t believe me, consider what…
Now we come to the conclusion of my critique of Sam Harris’s book, The End of Faith. What I have attempted to show in this detailed analysis is the following: Harris holds to a false dichotomy that “faith” and “reason” are polar opposites. Harris’ portrayal of “religion” is grossly biased. He cherry-picks isolated events and…
Today, I’d like to share a short response to one of Ken Ham’s blog from a couple of years ago. This response has not made it into the book I am writing, but it still is worthwhile to read. It involves the controversy over evolution and the historicity of Adam and Eve that erupted at…
Sam Harris’ final chapter in The End of Faith is entitled, “Experiments in Consciousness.” In light of the basic premise of his book (i.e. faith is destructive and irrational, and needs to come to an end), it will surprise the reader to find that Harris essentially advocates for eastern meditation and religious practices, all the…