https://deceit.blog/tag/textual-criticism Essays on what manipulation costs and why it lands. Tagged "textual-criticism". en Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:08:07 GMT 60 https://deceit.blog/essay/ten-strongest-objections-answered https://deceit.blog/essay/ten-strongest-objections-answered Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. What this appendix is for The audit essay ends with a standing challenge: name the observation that would change the verdict, or concede the claim is unfalsifiable. This appendix is the other half of that challenge, the ten strongest objections to the audit, stated in the form their real defenders g… https://deceit.blog/essay/bible-cannot-tell-god-from-satan https://deceit.blog/essay/bible-cannot-tell-god-from-satan Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Explain. The instruction is inside the book. First Thessalonians 5:21: "test everything; hold fast to what is good." This essay takes the instruction at face value and applies it to the book that issued it. The question is not whether the Bible is inspired. The question is what remains of that claim after th…