Posted: May 07, 2012 4:05 pm
IgnorantiaNescia wrote:Cito di Pense wrote:IgnorantiaNescia wrote:
This is incorrect, Occam's Razor clearly argues against Mythicism, which requires either very unusual readings of several texts or establishing interpolations ad hoc.
Well, you know how it is. Occam's Razor only applies to those who are willing to say what distinguishes evidence from non-evidence, other than weeping bitterly, "It's all we have!" The problem with using the phrase "unusual readings", is that it assumes the conclusion of following a consensus. It's all right. We're used to HJ believers making rhetorical gaffes.
Dead wrong. "Unusual readings" refers to meanings projected on words that are often not based on any serious research. The various attestations of a word must be considered in context before daring, revisionist hypotheses are promulgated. Carrier himself has admitted he did not do this research before he suggested his reading of "brother(s) of the Lord". Don't you consider that odd?
Yes, of course. Serious meanings come from serious research.
