As a proponent of mythicism I'm very excited to hear of the possible debate between Bart Ehrman and Robert Price. Ehrman has repeatedly refused to debate Richard Carrier, 'because he's too mean', but has agreed to debate Robert Price, another prominent and well-qualified doubter of the historicity of Jesus.

Mythicists currently tend to be dismissed among the historical community but their arguments are slowly becoming better recognised. I think this debate )If Price performs well) could be a turning point and perhaps repair some of the damage done to myth theory by zeitgeist and uneducated internet atheists parroting it.

Bart Ehrman is one of the most popular Historians who is a proponent of the Historicity of Jesus and is often quoted when trying to argue for it. While I'm disappointed that he refuses to debate Carrier I totally understand why. The guy is a dick personally.

So...

I read a book by Ehrman in a Survey of Catholic History class at a Catholic College while I was younger, he is a good scholar.

The first time I went to college...for Math Teacher...blah lol.

This post was edited by Skinned on Jan 29 2016 06:09am

Watch a couple non-Christians debate the historicity of Christ?

Now this is how you ad hominem. A personal characteristic making their argument invalid.

And it's especially good since it's a religion saying if you aren't part of their religion you can't have a valid opinion of it.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Jan 29 2016 11:03am

people thinking bible says the truth about jesus, and nothing else, should not be allowed to do talk about it outside of their ... churches

I never made either claim. If I'm going to watch another debate on the historicity of Christ one of my Christian brothers better be involved. Otherwise, it's just darkness fighting darkness.

Fox news level weaseling right here

You know what they say about assuming, right? You just make an ass out of yourself.

This post was edited by IceMage on Jan 29 2016 11:13am

Serious question Viv, if you're so convinced that Christianity is fable, why is there a need to constantly invest your time in watching these debates?

Any theories?