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Category Archives: History
Bart Ehrman: Categorical Storytelling Error
In order to show a real contradiction in the history of the gospels, the alleged statements must contradict in concept. Many, but not all, of Ehrman’s alleged contradictions fall under this categorical storytelling fallacy. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Critics, Ehrman, Figures of Speech, History, People
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was Canaan the child of Ham and Noah’s wife
In short, those who claim that Ham merely saw his father naked, have no explanation for Canaan’s curse and end up claiming that God curses children for the sins of their fathers. They also end up believing that multi-generational curses can be levied for mere sight of something that naturally occurs in human beings (nakedness). They also violate their own interpretation rules with candor. The facts point to Canaan being the result of an incestuous relationship between Noah’s wife and Canaan. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Figures of Speech, History, Theology
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martyrdom of forty wrestlers
It turns out that this story was actually attributed to Vespasian. This is around 320AD whereas Nero (a co-temporary of Paul) reigned from 54-68AD. The difference is huge, enough to rewrite all of Church history. Imagine a story about terrorists blowing up the Twin Towers but in 1730 AD. Not a small mistake. Continue reading
Posted in Ehrman, History, People
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Industrial Revolution and Child Labor
It is sickening, those who advocate child labor laws. Laws are filled with unintended consequences. Their very purpose is to use force to stop people from performing mutually beneficial activities. These laws, quite literally, “steal jobs away from children.” These children often starve, dig through garbage, or turn to prostitution. It makes me sick when Americans advocate ruining the lives of these precious children. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Industrial Revolution, Labor, Uncommon Sense
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Charles Dickens: Racist and Bad Writer
A few days ago I learned, not surprisingly, that Dickens was an apologist for murderers, and he was a racist to boot. Continue reading
overpopulation is a myth
I stumbled across the following brilliant video on YouTube. There are several more just like it and all just as powerful, but that will not matter to those who see significant profit/power in keeping the myth of overpopulation alive Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History
Tagged liberals, luddites, nature worship, progress, standard of living
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the gold standard fallacy
The Gold Standard is counter-intuitive because is goes against the basic premise that markets are a good thing. If a free market is good in the case of health care, schools, and any other good, why not money as well? Continue reading
within the last ten years
Do I wish I was born 10 years sooner such as to live longer in the “good old days”? I think not. I wish I was born 10+ years later. Continue reading
on Christian irrationality
I readily acknowledge that the average Christian might have a lower IQ and a higher tolerance for irrational thinking than the average atheist, but I find comfort in the fact that our smartest can easily defeat their smartest. Continue reading
reality is not optional 