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  • The End of Christianity? A Skeptical Review (Part 10)

    September 08th, 201108:41 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Chapter 9 of The End of Christianity brings us to Robert M. Price's essay "Explaining the Resurrection without Recourse to Miracle". In this chapter Price argues that "recourse to miracle is completely superfluous..." (219) as a means to explain the "resurrection data". To prove his point, Price dusts off three long forgotten theories that see...

  • On putting Matt McCormick’s argument to rest

    September 07th, 201103:15 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    Let me summarize my arguments against Matt McCormick's argument to this point. I will then quote his most recent full response and offer a final comment that engages his Salem argument. So first off, where we've come so far. As I noted, the central issue was the issue of rational belief. In particular, is it possible for a Christian to believe rat...

  • Why does Jesus always get picked on?

    November 26th, 200907:49 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    How many Shakespeare scholars do you suppose believe Christopher Marlow wrote the great Bard's plays? Less than one in a hundred, I'm sure. Are Shakespeare scholars fools? That seems a little bit presumptuous I would think. Of course laypeople can always offer their own speculations on how and why they believe Christopher Marlow, or Ben Jonson...
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