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To the image itself, one could simply respond with this:<\/p>\n
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But Coyne\u00a0added enough of a disclaimer to indicate that he recognized there was a problem-\u00a0 albeit an\u00a0inadequate and problematic disclaimer that itself conveys the impression that he didn\u2019t fully grasp the issues. He wrote:<\/p>\n
Of course \u201cpics\u201d here means \u201creliable evidence,\u201d as of course there was no photography when most religions arose. But just\u00a0think how many words theologians have written to circumvent\u00a0this criticism!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Coyne has shown again and again over the years that he\u00a0has failed to grasp basic distinctions between historical and theological issues and approaches. And to be fair, many religious people\u00a0don\u2019t grasp them either. But Coyne\u2019s inability to grasp the difference between whether there is historical evidence for a particular human being, and whether there is any kind of evidence at all for certain kinds of miracle claims, is reflected well in the problematic challenge in the image Coyne shared.<\/p>\n
And in our era of Photoshop, \u201cpics\u201d is simply not a synonym for, or a good symbol for, \u201creliable evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
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