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==Critiques of Stoner's apologetics== |
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As Stoner's apologetic work appears to have escaped the notice of critics until its inclusion in Josh McDowell's ''Evidence that Demands a Verdict'', criticism of his claims tends to be addressed at McDowell rather than Stoner, with Stoner's name mentioned in passing[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/steven_carr/non-messianic.html][http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jim_lippard/fabulous-prophecies.html]. Stoner's most famous claim is the supposed improbability that many "fulfilled prophecies" could all come true by chance alone: critics argue that such calculations don't take ''failed'' prophecies into account, that he erroneously cites some non-prophetic remarks as prophecies and some failed prophecies as successful, and that his list includes inherently-unverifiable "fulfillments" without allowing for the possibility that these were written after the event, or that the event never actually happened as described (i.e. either the "prophecy", or the "fulfillment", or both, could simply be fictional). |
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According to his grandson, Don W. Stoner, material for Professor Stoner's chapter on Biblical prophecies (chapter 2 of ''Science Speaks'') was drawn from a book in Peter Stoner's library titled ''Fulfilled Prophecies that Prove the Bible'' by George T. B. Davis, The Million Testaments Campaign, 1505 Race Street, Philadelphia, Penna., C 1931. |
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Revision as of 12:14, 6 October 2006
Peter Stoner was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College.
Stoner is probably best known for his work Science Speaks that disccusses, among other things, Bible prophecies vis a vis probability estimates and calculations. The work is often cited in the field of Christian apologetics in regards to Bible prophecy. Professor Stoner's work became widely known when it was mentioned by Josh McDowell in his works Evidence that Demands a Verdict and its subsequent revision New Evidence that Demands a Verdict.