For a philosopher, if something is inconsistent, the law of contradiction says, ‘This cannot be true, throw it out!’ However, the historian looks at these narratives and says, ‘I see some inconsistencies, but I notice something about them: they’re all in the secondary details.’
Wait, earlier in this book, the secondary details were used as evidence for the gospels' accuracy. Now, when they conflict, we chalk it up to same difference
