Everything this Apologetics video is deceptive about.
Her concern: "Book says a fantastic thing" is actually a bad reason to think "fantastic thing is true". In reply, his first argument is: 1. "Book says a fantastic thing". My observation about that: In and of itself, this would count as: Misunderstanding the assignment. However, there's a clever reason he leads with this. His next attempt at bullshittery: 2. More specifically, "Book says my guy is the creator of the universe". My observations about that: A. "The scriptures". This coined expression packs a * subtle yet powerfully effective, * culturally conditioned, * backdoor psych-hack. It's an attempt to evoke culturally programmed sacred regard for a body of texts. Calling them "Scripture" is meant to evoke a royal and ancient air of intrigue and authority. These aren't just "texts", these are "Scripture". But this is only the first salvo in that preacher's attempt to infiltrate,...
