The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't

Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by amazingman on Saturday May 25, 2024 @12:50PM (#40476201)

But then why not be so discerning in one more context? OP's point still applies here IMO.

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Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by MontagFTB on Saturday May 25, 2024 @01:25PM (#40476441)

Who is to say Christians didn’t use their discernment to conclude that Jesus is who he claimed and did what was said of him?

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Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by amazingman on Saturday May 25, 2024 @06:23PM (#40478280)

Anyone paying even casual attention to the epistemology of Christians.

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Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by bigstrat2003 on Sunday May 26, 2024 @12:26AM (#40479777)

I'll certainly admit lots of Christians have bad epistemology, because frankly lots of people do in general. But there are also lots of people who have thought about this very seriously, contrary to your claim.

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Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by amazingman on Sunday May 26, 2024 @02:56AM (#40480228)

I'm sure there are. But if they ended up confirming belief in a magic carpenter born of a virgin, then we're back to bad epistemology.

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Re:The Prophet Who Failed – After the apocalypse that wasn't by freshpretzels on Saturday May 25, 2024 @01:35PM (#40476513)

Not all contexts are equally valid or equally believable. Some of them disqualify themselves pretty quickly.

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