Christopher Hitchens vs Doug Wilson on Dennis Miller [2 of 4]

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[rollsthepaul]

It is generally accepted, among scholars, that the good samaritan story was added hundreds of years after Jesus' death and was not from him.

[mrbhave]

Quite right. In fact, several books in the new testament were added hundreds of years later. It's dungeons 'n dragons on steroids... the bible is the greatest story every sold.

[drfoxcourt]

Pastor Wilson is one of the only Christian apologists to whom I think is worth listening. He thinks and argues honestly.

WLCraig is an agile wordsmith, but a man who doesn't bother to consider options, knows straw-man arguments are no good and does them anyway, and doesn't know the definition of "explanation" (his favorite term).

Most are just pure charlatans, in it for the money and are believers only when it suits them.

Hitch is just amazing.

[ytzuigt]

People talk about the morals in the works of Sophocles, Dostoevsky, Camus,... in the same fashion; only then it's just considered 'literature'. But this story and other Bible stories are always quoted as if they have a meaning above that. Which is ofcourse ridiculous.

[yamuboy]

Good point! My thoughts exactly...

[alphacause]

(continued from previous post)That is why the Samaritan, who was considered a half breed with no strong religious roots, could be more moral and more magnanimous than the priest who walked past the man. Hence, Jesus story underscores that a person can be compassionate without a great deal of religious influence, and sometimes that person can behave with even greater love than a person who is reared in a religious tradition.

[alphacause]

Wilson's point about the good Samaritan story, being a subversive story because it mocks the status quo, is technically correct. Robert Funk, a member of the Jesus Seminar, does an excellent exposition of how controversial Jesus' parable was when viewed in his cultural context. With that said it should be noted that one thing that the parable illustrates is that morality and generosity can be found without formal religious institutions (continued)