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Unfortunately, everything that Neil Godfrey says in this thread is irrelevant and off topic, with no connection to the themes under discussion except a random spray of error. His comments about scientific method and his misrepresentations of my comments are laughable. He continues to illustrate why ...

Sam Harris Blog http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/lifting-the-veil-of-islamophobia Harris: You’ve just exposed another painful irony here. When our critics insist on cultural or religious “sensitivity,” imagining that they are protecting a vulnerable population, they are really protecting thuggish ...

I point out where and how you don't follow the scientific method yourself. No, you don’t. I am directly following the scientific method. I start with a hypothesis, that Gnosticism gave birth to Orthodoxy, and then examine the evidence to show how this hypothesis is far more explanatory than any alt...

Robert has a very black and white view of how the Bible should be interpreted. Since the story as it is told is a miracle and therefore impossible it therefore did not happen and nothing at all like it happened. Since he can think of no alternative explanation -- and anyone else who thinks they can...

Studying and understanding both ancient astrology and ancient astronomical ideas is interesting and important given that it helps us understand ancient cultures. I agree. However, there are those we could call “Turtleistas”, hiding in their shell of faith, convinced that Jerusalem has nothing to le...

As a general comment on this thread, I should just initially say that the vilification practiced by some of the lovers of Tertullian is in my opinion offensive and unconstructive, and damaging to scholarly dialogue. I do not agree that conjecture about Mithras and the twelve can be simply dismissed ...

Which criticisms of mine don't you understand? Basically, all of them. Starting with your ridiculous suggestion that I have some obligation to find evidence that contradicts my claims. I do not believe there is any evidence that contradicts my claims. If other people think that such evidence exists...

I am currently reading KRST - Jesus a Solar Myth: A new exegesis reveals mythical and allegorical contents of the Gospels [Kindle Edition] by Pier Tulip (no relation to me). Although English is not Pier's first language, and his book could benefit from editing, he raises central themes that are high...

Why in your English rendering [of Mark 1] do you use two different words [heaven and sky] for the one Greek word that is translated as "heavens"? This leads me to suspect you are attempting to subtly shift a meaning or association by illegitimate means. Let's be consistent with our treatm...