{"id":7566,"date":"2012-04-29T23:18:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T03:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2012-04-29T23:18:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T03:18:43","slug":"antiultracrepidarians-vs-deliberatefraudists-smackdown-in-the-blogosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/04\/antiultracrepidarians-vs-deliberatefraudists-smackdown-in-the-blogosphere.html","title":{"rendered":"Antiultracrepidarians vs. Deliberatefraudists: Smackdown in the Blogosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Jim West posted the following definition in a post in which he defined himself as an anti-ultracrepidarian<\/a>:<\/p>\n

ul\u00b7tra\u00b7crep\u00b7i\u00b7dar\u00b7i\u00b7an [uhl-truh-krep-i-dair-ee-uhn]<\/em><\/p>\n

adjective<\/em> 1. noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.<\/p>\n

Origin<\/em>:<\/p>\n

1800\u201320; ultra- + Latin crepidam \u2018sole of a shoe, sandal\u2019 (< Greek krepis \u2018shoe\u2019); in allusion to the words of Pliny the Elder ne supra crepidam sutor judicare \u2018let the cobbler not judge above the sandal\u2019; cf. the English proverb \u201clet the cobbler stick to his last\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He was perhaps inspired by the news that facts are now dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in a comment here at Exploring Our Matrix, commenter Paul Regnier noticed that there is no unity to the so-called \u201cmythicists\u201d and so they should perhaps not be lumped together under a single heading<\/a>. He suggested several alternatives, but I like \u201cDeliberatefraudists\u201d best because it seems to fit the (con) artists formerly known as mythicists at least as well as their theory about the origins of Christianity! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Richard Carrier continues to nit-pick Ehrman while himself badly botching what ancient Jews believed about resurrection in the process<\/a>. Unsurprisingly<\/a> he still has his<\/a> defenders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joel Watts shared a card that seems relevant<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Rod discusses the problems with calling what is done at an institution with a statement of faith \u201cresearch.\u201d<\/a> Ben Witherington nevertheless encourages critical thinking<\/a>. Pete Enns also responded<\/a> to the post that sparked this discussion in the biblioblogosphere, by Larry Hurtado<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim Davila<\/a> and Dorothy King discuss the accusation of slander leveled at Mark Goodacre because of his criticism of the \u201cJesus Discovery\u201d \u201cdocumentary.\u201d<\/a> Mark Goodacre blogged about the \u201cTexas Sharpshooter Fallacy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyone want to look at a \u201cgeneral manual for denialism\u201d and work out how many of the same points can be applied to mythicism?<\/a> Here is a sample from the article and video at Wired<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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What astounded Carroll when he looked into chiropractors arguments against vaccines, he said, was that they were essentially identical to the ones used by creationists and other anti-evolutionists. Indeed, they are the same arguments used over and over in all kind of denialism. As such, Carroll suggested, they represented a kind of \u201cGeneral Manual for Denialism.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The six listed arguments were to:<\/div>\n
1) Cast doubt on the science.<\/strong> (\u201cVaccines aren\u2019t proven.\u201d \/ \u201cEvolution isn\u2019t proven.\u201d)<\/div>\n
2) Question the scientists\u2019 motives and integrity.<\/strong> (\u201cVaccine researchers just want to profit.\u201d \/ \u201cEvolution researchers just want more grant money.\u201d)<\/div>\n
3) Magnify any disagreements among the scientists; cite gadflies as authorities.<\/strong>(\u201cVaccine researchers disagree, but this chiropractor knows best.\u201d \/ \u201cScientists can\u2019t agree how evolution would explain this, but this creationist has all the answers.\u201d)<\/div>\n
4) Exaggerate the potential for harm from the science.<\/strong> (\u201cVaccines could harm your kids.\u201d \/ \u201cEvolutionary thinking leads to genocide.\u201d)<\/div>\n
5) Appeal to the importance of personal freedom.<\/strong> (\u201cPatients should have the freedom not to get vaccines.\u201d \/ \u201cStudents should be free to learn\u00a0all<\/em> the theories for how life arose.\u201d)<\/div>\n
6) Object that acceptance of the science would repudiate some key philosophy.<\/strong>(\u201cVaccines threaten acceptance of chiropractic.\u201d \/ \u201cEvolution undermines the Bible.\u201d)<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On a more hopeful note, Jim Kidder shared some warning signs if your kid is experimenting with paleontology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And last but far from least, Jonathan Robinson asks for submissions to the next Biblical Studies Carnival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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