Atheists Skeptical of Atwill’s Claim of a ‘Fabricated Jesus’

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8. The dynamics are fascinating here. Richard Carrier, whom I regard as somewhat

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of an ax-grinder, but who at least has some genuine academic credentials, feels obliged to revisit Atwill's thesis after a year, simply to denounce it as crankish. At the same time, Acharya S, whom I consider as crankish as Atwill, similarly revisits Atwill's thesis after a year, simply to denounce it. And Thomas Verenna, who questions the historicity of Jesus, likewise revisits Atwill's thesis after a year, simply to denounce it. Meanwhile, Dawkins, who was at least once competent as an expositor of evolutionary ideas, is busily tweeting away to publicize Atwill's forthcoming talk, which exhibits just how intellectually vapid Dawkins can sometimes be