Proving History

Author : Richard C. Carrier
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616145609
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proving History written by Richard C. Carrier and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth discussion of New Testament scholarship and the challenges of history as a whole proposes Bayes’s Theorem, which deals with probabilities under conditions of uncertainty, as a solution to the problem of establishing reliable historical criteria. The author demonstrates that valid historical methods—not only in the study of Christian origins but in any historical study—can be described by, and reduced to, the logic of Bayes’s Theorem. Conversely, he argues that any method that cannot be reduced to this theorem is invalid and should be abandoned. Writing with thoroughness and clarity, the author explains Bayes’s Theorem in terms that are easily understandable to professional historians and laypeople alike, employing nothing more than well-known primary school math. He then explores precisely how the theorem can be applied to history and addresses numerous challenges to and criticisms of its use in testing or justifying the conclusions that historians make about the important persons and events of the past. The traditional and established methods of historians are analyzed using the theorem, as well as all the major "historicity criteria" employed in the latest quest to establish the historicity of Jesus. The author demonstrates not only the deficiencies of these approaches but also ways to rehabilitate them using Bayes’s Theorem. Anyone with an interest in historical methods, how historical knowledge can be justified, new applications of Bayes’s Theorem, or the study of the historical Jesus will find this book to be essential reading.

Author : Richard Carrier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616145590
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proving History written by Richard Carrier and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this in-depth discussion of New Testament scholarship and the challenges of history as a whole, historian Richard C. Carrier proposes Bayess Theorem as a solution to the problem of establishing reliable historical criteria.

Author : George Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The history of ancient America ... proving the identity of the aborigines with the Tyrians and Israelites [&c.]. written by George Jones and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Kosso
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786348195
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As The World Turns: The History Of Proving The Earth Rotates written by Peter Kosso and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book offers an excellent explanation of the scientific method and its use, through case studies from astronomy, physics, and philosophy. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. General readers.'CHOICE'In summary this is a lovely, elegant book which reminds us that physics is not an exercise in mathematics but a self-consistent system of thought based on measurement and informed observation which depends on interpretation by the human mind in the context of the science of the day. It is a valuable reminder of the underlying human quality in physics that gets lost in the 'shut up and calculate' methodology of the more esoteric branches of the science.'The ObservatoryWe know the Earth rotates, but how do we know? When and how did it become reasonable to believe that the Earth rotates?This book offers a historical account, from ancient Greek science to the theory of relativity and ultimately to videos taken from outer space, of how this widely known truth came to be. Using an accessible and entertaining narrative suitable for anyone interested in astronomy, physics, or the history of either, Kosso clarifies the use of evidence to prove that the Earth rotates, and deals with the tension between the claims that the Earth is absolutely in motion, yet all motion is relative. The book also explores the general nature of scientific evidence and method, and confronts challenges to science from outside the discipline.

Author : George Jones
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385115450
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus: Proving the Identity of the Aborigines With the Tyrians and Israelites; and the Introduction of Christianity Into the Western Hemisphere by the Apostle St. Thomas written by George Jones and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Author : S. James Gates,
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541762231
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proving Einstein Right written by S. James Gates, and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling adventure story chronicling the perilous journey of the scientists who set out to prove the theory of relativity--the results of which catapulted Albert Einstein to fame and forever changed our understanding of the universe. In 1911, a relatively unknown physicist named Albert Einstein published his preliminary theory of gravity. But it hadn't been tested. To do that, he needed a photograph of starlight as it passed the sun during a total solar eclipse. So began a nearly decade-long quest by seven determined astronomers from observatories in four countries, who traveled the world during five eclipses to capture the elusive sight. Over the years, they faced thunderstorms, the ravages of a world war, lost equipment, and local superstitions. Finally, in May of 1919, British expeditions to northern Brazil and the island of Príncipe managed to photograph the stars, confirming Einstein's theory. At its heart, this is a story of frustration, faith, and ultimate victory--and of the scientists whose efforts helped build the framework for the big bang theory, catapulted Einstein to international fame, and shook the foundation of physics.

Author : Richard Carrier
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
ISBN 13 : 1634312082
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jesus from Outer Space written by Richard Carrier and published by Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA). This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earliest Christians believed Jesus was an ancient celestial being who put on a bodysuit of flesh, died at the hands of dark forces, and then rose from the dead and ascended back into the heavens. But the writing we have today from that first generation of Christians never says where they thought he landed, where he lived, or where he died. The idea that Jesus toured Galilee and visited Jerusalem arose only a lifetime later, in unsourced legends written in a foreign land and language. Many sources repeat those legends, but none corroborate them. Why? What exactly was the original belief about Jesus, and how did this belief change over time? In Jesus from Outer Space, noted philosopher and historian Richard Carrier summarizes for a popular audience the scholarly research on these and related questions, revealing in turn how modern attempts to conceal, misrepresent, or avoid the actual evidence calls into question the entire field of Jesus studies--and present-day beliefs about how Christianity began.

Author : Walter Honywood Yate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political, Historical and Analytical Arguments, Proving the Necessity of a Parliamentary Reform ... written by Walter Honywood Yate and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander McCaul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lectures on the Prophecies Proving the Divine Origin of Christianity written by Alexander McCaul and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter Honywood Yate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6U/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political and Historical Arguments, Proving the Necessity of a Parliamentary Reform, and Pointing Out the Means of Effecting that Important Measure written by Walter Honywood Yate and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: