Starting on page 132 of his book [Cold-Case Christianity (David C. Cook: 1/1/13)], J. Warner Wallace makes a valid point about the need to distinguish between reasonable doubt and irrational skepticism. If you want a good example of the latter, go no further than the atheist showcased in the attached video. Note the atheist’s bewilderment after Bart Ehrman, of all people, goes on to tell him that Paul’s letter to the Galatians, one among many, is a genuine piece of writing and how it provides gleanings of Jesus’ existence and that of his disciples. Judging from the number of dislikes the video has generated, there seems to be a lot of irrational people out there. Perhaps it is because of strong bias? In any case, this goes to show you that discussing evidence in a reasonable manner with such individuals may probably be a waste of time and nerves. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. You know. Stuff like that. “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him” (Proverbs 26:4). “Fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer” (Dutch proverb). I guess what Im trying to say is that if Apologetics is to see any fruit it should only deal with doubt of the genuine and reasonable kind. How it was meant to be.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 01:01:16 +0000
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