I
was approached by “Capturing Christianity” to debate Marian miracles in
general. But I didn’t want to do that for a number of reasons. So I got
them to focus on the virgin birth, a specialty of mine.
was approached by “Capturing Christianity” to debate Marian miracles in
general. But I didn’t want to do that for a number of reasons. So I got
them to focus on the virgin birth, a specialty of mine.
In the debate I didn’t want to reward Jiimmy Akins by commenting on his opener, which I considered an apologist’s trick. It’s
used to take charge of a debate. Akins did not defend any of his
premises so there was nothing to do. I wanted to spend all my available
time on the unevidenced uncorroborated ancient hearsay testimonial claim
of the virgin birth itself.
used to take charge of a debate. Akins did not defend any of his
premises so there was nothing to do. I wanted to spend all my available
time on the unevidenced uncorroborated ancient hearsay testimonial claim
of the virgin birth itself.
Dr. Victor Torley reviewed it and said:
It seemed to me that Loftus was questioning premise P5 of Akin’s
argument (that the New Testament is inspired by God), but unfortunately,
he did not explicitly say so, preferring to focus on his own argument
against the Virgin Birth, which I have to say was very well-presented.
Loftus made a powerfully convincing case that miracle claims should rest
on solid evidence, and that belief in the Virgin Birth does not. Loftus
highlighted the numerous historical problems Matthew’s and Luke’s
historical narratives succinctly and cogently. The Skeptical Zone.
argument (that the New Testament is inspired by God), but unfortunately,
he did not explicitly say so, preferring to focus on his own argument
against the Virgin Birth, which I have to say was very well-presented.
Loftus made a powerfully convincing case that miracle claims should rest
on solid evidence, and that belief in the Virgin Birth does not. Loftus
highlighted the numerous historical problems Matthew’s and Luke’s
historical narratives succinctly and cogently. The Skeptical Zone.
Here’s an excellent debunking of what Jimmy Akins said. Thanks go out to Dr. Aaron Adair and the Godless Engineer for this! Adair and GE claim that I did very well!
Debunking Christianity
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