The burden of proof falls on those (you) who accuse (or suggest) that the Gospels are not truthful.
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"The burden of proof falls on those (you) who accuse (or suggest) that the Gospels are not truthful."
In Bizarro World, maybe. But this is reality. You claim that a 'God' exists. And the burden of proof is on YOU fundies.
First:
The burden of proof is always on the person making the assertion. To say something is true without having proof is called a bare assertion fallacy . It does not matter whether you are making a positive claim or a negative, if you are making the claim then the burden of proof is on you.
So yes, if someone says the Gospels are untruthful then it is up to them to prove it. Similarly, if someone says the Gospels are true then it is up to them to prove it.
That said:
The Gospels are untrue. Matthew 2 states that Jesus was taken to Egpyt until Herod died and Archelaus succeeded him. Herod Archelaus is the son of Herod the Great and ruled from 4 BC to 6 AD. Luke 2 states that Joseph and the pregnant Mary travelled to Bethlehem to attend an Augustine Census conducted by Quirinus of Syria. Quirinius was appointed legate of Syria in 6 AD, following the banishment of Archelaus, and instructed to take census of Judea.
So Jesus flees Herod the Great sometime before 4BC, then returns to Judea during the reign of Archelaus, but is born during the census conducted by Quirinius, which did not happen until after Archelaus' reign.
Not possible, so at least one of these two Gospel accounts is not truthful.
They're internally inconsistant, contradict themselves. If you can't admit that, nothing will ever breach your belief.
So,,,pointless to try, we give you info, you deny it, done. Now for you moderates and fence sitters, and people who misquote the Bible and History, back to the FSTDT mandate.
"not truthful"
Well-known forgeries.
Get a small education.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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