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abduction

James and his resurrected brother

June 2, 2011 by Randal

Paul begins 1 Corinthians 15 by recounting a teaching he had given the Corinthians (c. AD 50/51) which he had himself received from others: “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance….” This is technical rabbinical phrasing. One does not innovate on the teachings of the tradition. One faithfully passes it […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 15, abduction, inference to the best explanation, James, Jesus Christ, miracle, Paul, resurrection

The skeptic meets the demon

February 24, 2011 by Randal

After presenting my first person account of putative demonic oppression, Atheist Missionary offered the following hypothesis: somebody slipped acid into my sushi (the kind of acid that makes you hallucinate, not the kind that burns you). It may have been a somewhat tongue-in-cheek suggestion but broadly speaking it is possible. It is just enormously unlikely. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abduction, demonic oppression, inference to the best explanation, naturalism, supernaturalism

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