Next month, Laidlaw College will be hosting Biblical Scholar, Dr Dirk Jongkind (Research Fellow in New Testament Text and Language at Tyndale House, Cambridge) for two lectures on the accuracy of the New Testament manuscripts and the make-up of the New Testament canon. Dr Jongkind is an international expert on New Testament manuscripts and both events should be well worth…
Read more »By: Stuart|12 February, 2012|Categories: Debates . Resurrection|Tags: debate . evidence for the resurrection . Historical Jesus . Jesus . reliability of the Bible . reliability of the gospels . Resurrection
This is the first response in a formal written debate between Stuart McEwing and Malcolm Trevena. The question of the debate is “Is the resurrection of Jesus fact or fiction?” McEwing responds to Trevena’s opening statement.
Read more »Bridge 8 and animator James Hutson have created six two-minute animations on various aspects of critical thinking. The videos are designed for kids ages 8 to 10 but are also useful for grown-ups who might want an introduction to the basics of logic and the scientific method, as well as to psychological missteps like confirmation bias and the Gambler’s Fallacy.
Read more »By: Stuart|11 February, 2012|Categories: Resurrection|Tags: debate . Resurrection
This is the second opening statement in a formal written debate between Stuart McEwing and Malcolm Trevena. The question of the debate is “Is the resurrection of Jesus fact or fiction?” Trevena makes his case for the resurrection being fictitious. Thanks to Stuart McEwing for the chance to respond to the premise on the truth or lack thereof of the…
Read more »By: Bnonn|08 February, 2012|Categories: Epistemology|Tags: burden of proof . Miracles . skeptical hypocrisy . Skepticism . skeptics . standards of evidence
We had a spirited debate on miracles in a previous thread. And during that debate, I noted how even in cases where all the evidence is against naturalistic explanations, skeptics simply cannot entertain a supernatural explanation instead. They just have to hold that there is a naturalistic one, despite the evidence. The very definition of blind faith. In reply, “Tom…
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