Belief I suppose I would have to agree that belief that an extraordinary event has occurred requires somewhat stronger evidence than belief that an ordinary event has occurred.  I would also have to agree that agnosticism can be a reasonable position to hold on an issue; everyone is agnostic about certain matters.  On important issues Read More…

Jed, Thanks for all your responses and for the post on the resurrection. I think it it’s especially brilliant! You cover a lot in a few words, and I like the way you set it up by addressing each of the alternative hypotheses in turn. So, I guess we could start with that. You have Read More…

I. Presuppositions When assessing the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, the matter of presuppositions is of fundamental importance.   If someone believes that miracles are in principle impossible, no amount of evidence will convince them that Jesus rose from the dead, since they have ruled out this possibility a priori.  If someone believes that miracles might Read More…

Introduction My intention in this series will be to speak as a voice for historic Christian orthodoxy broadly speaking (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant). However, I will do so from the perspective of someone who is a Protestant Christian, having Protestant biases and being more knowledgeable about the Protestant tradition than other Christian traditions. Read More…

The Background This dialogue has its origins in a recent request from my pastor for me to write out my most significant doubts concerning the truth of mainstream Christianity. I came up with the following 5 objections, written in question form, and sent a copy to the pastor. I also sent a copy to my Read More…