Protestantism

» Migisi - Continued Misunderstanding

In response to Continued Misunderstanding posted by BrianTubbs:
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Where faith comes in is when the ancient documents make supernatural claims (virgin birth, actual resurrection, walking on water, etc.). In those cases, a more critical eye is required - from a historial perspective. But when it comes to basic reporting of events and people, there's no compelling reason for historians to ignore these things.
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How do you discern what's a 'fact' and what's a 'supernatural claim'? It appears that you're picking and choosing what you'll believe, and willing to believe some (but not all) of the supernatural claims simply because these claims are repeated in four documents. A fabrication, myth, legend multiplied 4 times is still a fabrication, myth, legend. Repeating a supernatural claim (i.e. virgin birth, raising dead people, water walking, multiplying fish/loaves, resurrection, physical ascension, appearances post-death etc.) a thousand times does NOT make it true - not even when those claims are intermingled with facts regarding places, people, and known historical events.
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-- posted by Migisi