The principle of undesignedness is a forgotten but brilliant argument which can be used to corroborate Biblical history. In this article, I want to consider a few examples of undesigned coincidences in the Old Testament.
I round off my series by reviewing Carrier’s analysis of what he calls “leading examples” of undesigned coincidences.
Rounding Off My Response to Richard Carrier On Undesigned Coincidences (Part 6) Read More »
I discuss Carrier’s dismissal of coincidences involving the gospels and external secular sources, and his dismissal of undesigned coincidences in the book of Acts.
External Coincidences and Acts of the Apostles: Responding to Richard Carrier (Part 5) Read More »
I review Carrier’s claim that “redaction is usually the better hypothesis.”
Is Redaction Usually the Better Hypothesis? Responding to Richard Carrier (Part 4) Read More »
I continue my response by reviewing Carrier’s allegation that McGrew has fabricated some of her examples.
Who Has Fabricated Data — Lydia McGrew or Richard Carrier? (Part 3) Read More »
In this article, I will consider Carrier’s claim that undesigned coincidences can be adequately accounted for by scribal errors.
Dr. Richard Carrier is an ancient historian who is best known for championing the idea that Jesus of Nazareth is a mythical figure.
Yes, Richard Carrier, There Are Undesigned Coincidences (Part 1) Read More »
How useful is fulfilment of Messianic prophecy in the person of Jesus to the purposes of contemporary, twenty-first century apologists? In this article, I explore a way to frame the argument in a robust and objective way. First, I will summarise my argument and then I will dig into the details.
One way to frame the argument for the existence of God is to consider the evidence that we self-evidently live in what I call a moral choice arena. What is a moral choice arena? A moral choice arena is simply a community of persons, not necessarily humans, but persons in circumstances where they can engage in what we at least call moral decision-making, where they interact and mold themselves in what gets called morally significant ways.
What is Bayes’ Theorem, and What Does It Have to Do with Arguments for God? Read More »
Our responses to the Muller two-step have been around for a long time; it would be nice if ID critics would recognize them and perhaps even answer them rather than inaccurately proclaiming that their arguments go “unchallenged.”
Muller Two-Step Model: A Refutation of Behe on Irreducible Complexity? Read More »