Posted: Oct 22, 2022 8:03 am
RealityRules wrote:Hermit wrote: if you wish to die on the hill
You're being melodramatic, in more ways than one.
But consider the basic logic of 'if' statements:If A, then B
ie. you can't reasonable just focus on or stop at 'if'
ie. think about the A and B eg. of "if (A) the mythicists were right after all ... (B) I would probably feel energized"
Using your logic, I was somehow seeking to claim A: that "the mythicists were right after all." Which I'm not.
My claim is rather less ambitious. Let me rephrase in the hope you understand what it is: If you think Ehrman's words: "Would I be traumatized if the mythicists were right after all? Not in the least. I would probably feel energized." mean "Bart Ehrman seems to have moved to sit on the fence, or to move towards sitting on the fence", and keep defending that assertion, you are welcome to die on that hill. Nothing in Ehrman's words indicates anything of the sort.