It's a Pity, Dave (to Michael Savoia)

David Court (hoover1@NETCOM.CA)
Sun, 4 May 1997 15:34:07 -0400 (EDT)

Savoia
I have to comment on this classic example of the refuge of the
inerrantist. The illogical progression of this line of thought
should be the most obvious thing in the world, and I think it is to
most thinking people. Notice that Dave starts with the premise that
the Bible is inerrant. An apparent discrepancy is found. In fact
it is irreconcilable, unless some explanation is given. At a loss to
given an explanation the inerrantist (in this case, Dave), having no
other recourse, points out, yes CORRECTLY, that it cannot be
absolutle proven to be a contradiction, and so we "just don't know".
To the contrary, however, his position implies that "we must know",
absolutely, that the contradiction does not exist. Dave, sir,
whatever you may say on this point, you are INDEED arguing that
Moseroth and Mt. Hor are the same place. If not, there is a Bible
contradiction and you must become an errantist. Your position does
not allow you the luxury of saying, "Well, we know nothing about the
2 places, so nothing can be said one way or another". You MUST face
this fact as an inerrantist.

(DAVE 5/3) Hello Michael: Then what you are saying is we MUST argue either
way when faced with an apparent discrepancy. I don't agree with you - what
I am saying is exactly what you stated: we know nothing about it, so how can
we conclude anything about it?

If this is wrong, then give me a yes or no answer to the following question:
are the two following statements contradictory?:

"Neither of my sister-in-laws has ever met my in-laws"
"My in-laws have met both my sister-in-laws"

Yes or no?

Farrell has made an assertion, that these two statements (concerning Aaron)
are not correct. I could EASILY not be a Christian and still argue how he
came to know this. He knows nothing, yet claims he knows something - how
can this be? Well, yes, he is a contradiction, but other than that?...

Regards.

Dave.

"If Joseph Smith composed this book, the act was clearly a miracle. Keeping
awake while he did it was, at any rate."
- Mark Twain on the Book of Mormon