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by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

That's funny because you've been posting these slogans for years and now declare a discussion of what they mean or imply "boring."
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past. Can you provide an example of a time when someone on the forum employed a "method" of "theology" for "understanding the past"? I'm stating a fundamental principle ...
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations. What does the slogan mean? It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past. Can you provide an example of a time when someone on the forum employed a...
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations. What does the slogan mean? It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past. Can you provide an example of a time when someone on the forum employed a...
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Other Texts and History
Topic: Can we have an AI Translator Thread?
Replies: 2
Views: 22

Re: Can we have an AI Translator Thread?

I can recommend ChatGPT, and I haven't found anything comparable yet.

The only improvement I've found is "more ChatGPT" (e.g. breaking up the input at different parts of the Greek, starting a new conversation, etc.).
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

maryhelena wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:14 pm That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations.
What does the slogan mean?
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Ian Mills's "external evidence" that Luke preceded Marcion
Replies: 23
Views: 436

Re: Ian Mills's "external evidence" that Luke preceded Marcion

When a data point is an outlier, its just that, an outlier and highly suspect. It is not actually a given that so-called "outlier" data is to be discarded or is "highly suspect." This is a common (and vulgar) misconception. Its popularity in the kind of folklore of how to handle...
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

If we found that every single idea whatsoever was of equal merit, that would be a very sad day indeed.

But, no, I don't buy it.

And if I did, I wouldn't see much point in pure speculation either.
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

Why do you even bother to post if you cannot hope to convince anyone because you have no kind of basis for the theory whatsoever?
by Peter Kirby
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: History trumps Theology
Replies: 46
Views: 302

Re: History trumps Theology

Ah, but slogans have their own power to concentrate the minds of the consumer. History trumps Theology....might even raise a debate that the issue needs attending. Slogans are a substitute where evidence in favor of a theory doesn't exist. There is no evidence for any gospel Jesus theory or interpr...