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RealityRules wrote:

Hermit wrote:

Bart Ehrman wrote:
I read what scores and scores of scholars had to say about Jesus. And on that basis I decided whether I was right or not. I decided that the vast majority of scholars (all but one or two, out of many thousands) are absolutely right. Jesus did exist.

Looks firm enough to me.

Yes, that looks firm (Though it's a conclusion of argument from in-group authority)

Yes and yes.

RealityRules wrote:

Hermit wrote:
He says next

Bart Ehrman wrote:Would I be devastated to learn I was wrong? Absolutely NOT!!! Quite the contrary – throughout my scholarly career I have changed my views on lots of lots of issues ...

And, later:

Bart Ehrman wrote:Would I be traumatized if the mythicists were right after all? Not in the least. I would probably feel energized.

"if the mythicists were right after all... I would probably feel energized"

Again: Neither means "Ehrman seems to have moved to sit on the fence, or to move towards sitting on the fence". Fat chance of that precisely because according to him "the vast majority of scholars are absolutely right. Jesus did exist". But yeah, if you wish to die on the hill of claiming that "Ehrman seems to have moved to sit on the fence, or to move towards sitting on the fence", be my guest.


Just in case you think I agree with Ehrman, I made it perfectly clear that I do not. Check these comments I posted over three years ago: 42487, 42492, 42499 and 42542 .