Re: Skepticism . . . and two new books of possible interest

2000-04-06 Thread Dave Myers
>On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Dave Myers wrote: >> Your student might want to reflect on a couple other biblical texts that >> support the sort of skeptical scrutiny that you're about. . . . > Jim Clark reflects: >Although tempting, this strikes me as an inappropriate idea. One >cannot use the Bible to

Re: Skepticism . . . and two new books of possible interest

2000-04-05 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Dave Myers wrote: > Your student might want to reflect on a couple other biblical texts that > support the sort of skeptical scrutiny that you're about. Consider, for > example, the empiricism of Moses (Deuteronomy 18:22, Today's English > Version): “If a prophet speaks i

Re: Skepticism . . . and two new books of possible interest

2000-04-05 Thread Dave Myers
Michael, Your student might want to reflect on a couple other biblical texts that support the sort of skeptical scrutiny that you're about. Consider, for example, the empiricism of Moses (Deuteronomy 18:22, Today's English Version): “If a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord and what he says