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Jerry Coyne Trounces John Haught in Debate
I had a look-see at the University of Kentucky symposium that almost wasn’t posted on the Internet (because John Haught initially refused). I can’t blame Haught for his reluctance because Jerry Coyne cleaned his clock. Here’s the link to their talks. … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, Catholicism, critical thinking, debate, evolution, God, jerry coyne, Jesus, john haught
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Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris Debate Two Rabbis
The following was a recent debate on religion in Los Angeles. Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris assume the atheist prosecution of God and rabbis David Wolpe and Bradley Artson take up the burden of God’s defense. In the genre of public … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Christopher Hitchens, debate, God, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Sam Harris
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Richard Dawkins v. William Lane Craig: Do You Second That Emotion?
This video rather cleverly (and, I think, fairly) catches out Richard Dawkins evading the substance of William Lane Craig’s debating points, substituting them with the straw man argument that Craig is making merely emotional appeals: And here’s Smokey Robinson (which … Continue reading
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Tagged debate, emotion, God, Jesus, logic, philosophy, psychology, reason, Richard Dawkins
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Is Argument an Act of Self Control?
Are those who council calm in argument in some sense complicitous in evil? Whence passion in debate? William Buckley (counseling calm) and Noam Chomsky (affirming passion) discuss the Vietnam War. I can’t help but hear resonances in our contemporary debates … Continue reading
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Tagged accomodationism, agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, debate, faitheism, noam chomsky, rhetoric, self control, William F. Buckley
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“I would not invite a creationist to a debate on campus for the same reason that I would not invite an alchemist, a flat-earther, an astrologer, a psychic, or a Holocaust revisionist”: Biologist Nicholas Gotelli Likens Creationism to Holocaust Denial and Other Forms of Pseudo-History and Pseudo-Science
Biologist Nicholas Gotelli, of the University of Vermont, likens creationism to Holocaust denial and other forms of pseudo-history and pseudo-science, and explains how creationists can acquire “street cred” in the scientific community: Academic debate on controversial topics is fine, but … Continue reading
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