tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post8935217311000698225..comments2024-02-10T02:53:47.545-06:00Comments on Do You Ever Think About Things You Do Think About?: Does God Make the Resurrection More Likely?Vinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-48385717088798905552010-06-30T06:20:04.293-05:002010-06-30T06:20:04.293-05:00Craig has an M.O. degree from one of their Christi...Craig has an M.O. degree from one of their Christian colleges - Master of Obfuscation. He validates Stephen Jay Gould's opinion regarding debate with creationists:<br /><br /><i>Debate is an art form. It is about the winning of arguments. It is not about the discovery of truth. There are certain rules and procedures to debate that really have nothing to do with establishing fact--which they are very good at. Some of those rules are: never say anything positive about your own position because it can be attacked, but chip away at what appear to be the weaknesses in your opponent's position. They are good at that. I don't think I could beat the creationists at debate. I can tie them. But in courtrooms they are terrible, because in courtrooms you cannot give speeches. In a courtroom you have to answer direct questions about the positive status of your belief. We destroyed them in Arkansas. On the second day of the two-week trial we had our victory party!</i><br /><br />He said this 25 years ago, and it's as true now as it was then - probably more.Jeff Eygeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967707883565162538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-17463080227183963552010-06-22T02:31:27.475-05:002010-06-22T02:31:27.475-05:00Craig's debates almost always include him clai...Craig's debates almost always include him claiming the resurrection of Jesus shows that there is a Christian God.<br /><br />And, of course, Craig claims the resurrection is possible because there is a Christian god.<br /><br />All Craig has to do is avoid saying both things in the one debate, and he can get away with it.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com