tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post3321024854826342779..comments2024-02-10T02:53:47.545-06:00Comments on Do You Ever Think About Things You Do Think About?: DJE? (10): It's Not What Ehrman Read, It's How He Read ItVinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-8438182419761635252012-05-03T14:38:32.663-05:002012-05-03T14:38:32.663-05:00Jon,
I actually didn't think that White reall...Jon,<br /><br />I actually didn't think that White really landed any blows against Ehrman, but Ehrman certainly didn't carve him up the way Price did. <br /><br />I think the difference between debating fundamentalists and debating mythicists, is that Ehrman spent a good part of his studies as a fundamentalist so he knows exactly how they think, what arguments they are going to make, and where the holes are in those arguments are. He can probably do alright even without preparing very much for them. I think maybe he assumed he could do the same thing with mythicists, but never having been one, he was not nearly as adept at figuring where the holes in the arguments were.VinnyJH57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17954441753543764706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-72111744816668234472012-05-03T14:07:35.735-05:002012-05-03T14:07:35.735-05:00On a related note, when James White was preparing ...On a related note, when James White was preparing to debate Ehrman I emailed Ehrman and provided several links to White's criticism. I advised him to prepare a bit. Get familiar with White's argumentation style. I told him atheists often didn't prepare for White and did worse than they should have. He emailed me back a simple "thanks" without really any indication he'd bother to look at the links I provided (as I recall).<br /><br />When I heard the debate I was pretty disappointed in Ehrman. White made it known that it was obvious Ehrman didn't prepare at all. I think he pretty much openly admitted it, saying that he really doesn't prepare for stuff like this. He seems to think he knows it all. So Ehrman's performance was not great, and White would crow about his victory for weeks on end.<br /><br />Contrast with Robert Price who debated White subsequently. Price destroyed White. White did no crowing at all. Very muted. So Price's efforts basically spared us from having to listen to White gloat and beat atheists over the head for weeks on end. My impression is that Ehrman is quite talented and capable, but also possibly he has a false impression that he's prepared and ready when he really isn't.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530680372103907969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-85853725079281075482012-05-03T00:37:58.268-05:002012-05-03T00:37:58.268-05:00Yup. Ehrman's just not primed to have a debat...Yup. Ehrman's just not primed to have a debate about mythicism yet. Oh well.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479224236264150172noreply@blogger.com