tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post3718464185777353141..comments2024-03-24T12:20:39.636-04:00Comments on Lindsay's Logic: A Conversation with a Skeptic on the Existence of JesusLindsay Haroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-3553399786373116102022-12-12T08:56:47.207-05:002022-12-12T08:56:47.207-05:00No, this conversation really happened exactly like...No, this conversation really happened exactly like this. I only fixed a few typos and wrote abbreviations out long form for clarity.Lindsay Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-32024320881556934152022-12-10T17:07:14.495-05:002022-12-10T17:07:14.495-05:00"Andy: OK, for argument's sake, let's..."Andy: OK, for argument's sake, let's say you're right about those statements, so what? It doesn't mean anything."<br />Nobody talks like that. This is a diatribe which you have dressed as a dialogue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-80584184659487961422014-07-31T02:35:38.382-04:002014-07-31T02:35:38.382-04:00Made me tear up. because I have an uncle like Andy...Made me tear up. because I have an uncle like Andy, who ALWAYS has a rebuttal and chooses not to believe. The proof is there, your responses were great. This blog is great, such diverse topics. Mrs. Lampnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-55693530043506950962014-07-28T11:45:44.667-04:002014-07-28T11:45:44.667-04:00Lindsay, what a beautiful, well-presented argument...Lindsay, what a beautiful, well-presented argument you gave! Your patience and poise were commendable. I'm guessing God is well pleased with your attempts. Too bad the other side of the argument was being presented by a chimpanzee with a keyboard. Not once did he actually consider or refute a single, well made point. Pearls before swine, I'm afraid...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-55008887682895347842014-07-27T18:16:58.198-04:002014-07-27T18:16:58.198-04:00I'm glad to hear you are informing yourself so...I'm glad to hear you are informing yourself so as to inform others. We need more people doing that. Yes, it is hard work and often very time-consuming. I'm certainly not an expert yet and have many things still to learn. It's a never-ending journey.<br /><br />One book I can recommend is "How We Got the Bible" by Neil R. Lightfoot. My husband and I read it together not long ago and it was very informative. It explained a lot about the transmission of the Biblical texts and the evidence we have that our Bible has been faithfully transmitted throughout history. It also has a chapter on the selection of the canon. It's easy to read and not too long, so it's a good introduction to the topic.<br /><br />Another resource is this post, which lists 10 blog posts about the NT canon that were written by a New Testament expert. Pay special attention to numbers 8-10. <br />http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2013/07/22/10-basic-facts-about-the-nt-canon-that-every-christian-should-memorize/<br /><br />I hope that helps. Keep up the good work.Lindsay Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094965953749825163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-58479450089815425762014-07-26T15:42:44.102-04:002014-07-26T15:42:44.102-04:00Very interesting reading! I am very much a newbie...Very interesting reading! I am very much a newbie at having these kind of conversations with friends--it was a bit of a light bulb for me when you mentioned not doing all the work for them, but pointing them in good directions to find evidence. The search for truth is hard-work research, just like in any other field, and it's difficult for me to know how to break that down in a real conversation. Also feeling the need to revisit some of it for my own sake--I had studied a little about the formation of the Biblical canon a few years ago, but a friend's remarks have pushed me to think about it again--I would like to understand the evidence better myself. Any directions you might point me? :) Thanks very much for your thoughts on here!Karhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165574435991354558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-65913622479915283042014-07-26T04:35:51.149-04:002014-07-26T04:35:51.149-04:00interacting with a seeker is energizing. doing so...interacting with a seeker is energizing. doing so with a skeptic who's looking for reasons not to believe is exhausting. You were a champ! :)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207472115885101744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-84427932687683414142014-07-25T16:36:47.036-04:002014-07-25T16:36:47.036-04:00"If it is a historical document then the univ..."If it is a historical document then the universe is only 6000 years old, which, as we all know, is wrong." As we all know, he says... what a classic. The arrogance with which people state their own beliefs as fact, without realising that those beliefs in themselves require just as much faith as belief in God. As far as I can see, it requires much less faith to believe God made everything than to believe that we all came from a big bang and evolved from some single-cell things, yet these things are regarded as proven fact by many people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576985008275511255.post-12860595877193295612014-07-09T15:09:05.072-04:002014-07-09T15:09:05.072-04:00This is an example of a person refusing to seek th...This is an example of a person refusing to seek the truth because he has *chosen* to believe the LIE. People are not atheist because there is no evidence. They are atheist because they have chosen NOT to believe in God. Read from Romans Chapter One:<br />18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.<br />24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.ChapMarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495635892707195542noreply@blogger.com