David_Gerard comments on Mini-review: 'Proving History: Bayes' Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus' - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 12 February 2012 02:16:38PM -1 points [-]

That Cavin paper is hilarious.

Comment author: gwern 12 February 2012 03:57:09PM 1 point [-]

As I commented on Google+:

Sometimes I forget what pro-Christian arguments look like, and I read something like Cavin's "Is There Sufficient Historical Evidence to Establish the Resurrection of Jesus?", and I remember why, even as a little kid, I thought it all looked pretty dubious.