Monday, March 05, 2012

"If it quacks like a fish" -- Simcha Jacobovici answers his critics

Simcha Jacobovici, who has recently been appointed professor of religious studies at Huntington University, has answered critics of The Jesus Discovery in a couple of venues, on James Tabor's blog and now in comments on the ASOR blog.

My favourite line in Prof. Jacobovici's comments on the ASOR blog is the following:
At the end of the day, I think there is a principle in British common law that serves us well i.e., if it quacks like a fish, and flaps like a fish, and waddles like a fish – it’s a fish!
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6 comments:

  1. Unknown5 March 2012 at 10:57

    I PROMISE you I posted the concluding line of my article:
    (http://robertcargill.com/2012/03/05/if-the-evidence-doesnt-fit-photoshop-it/)

    BEFORE I read Simcha's response.
    Honest!

    "Because if it doesn’t look like a fish, and doesn’t swim like a fish, it may very well be an ancient vessel cleverly Photoshopped to look like a fish."

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  2. Mark Goodacre5 March 2012 at 10:58

    Now, that's what I call synergy!

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  3. Unknown5 March 2012 at 11:01

    I knew we had similar senses of humor ;-)

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  4. geoffhudson.blogspot.com5 March 2012 at 15:57

    Ah! So did Simcha read your comment before he wrote his?

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  5. DDodson5 March 2012 at 16:52

    Does Jacobovici understand how incredibly ironic (undermining) his statement is?! Fish don't quack, flap, or waddle; it's not a fish!

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  6. steph5 March 2012 at 19:10

    "serves us well"... What a relief! He's admitting it's a hoax and we can all stop wasting time. Or did he really miss the irony? Naaa he can't be that thick.

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