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Afterlife Debate with Hitchens, Harris and Jewish Rabbi Wolpe and Artson

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:30:28 +0000

Watch at this link to see the debate about "is there an afterlife?"

What is Life?

LiberatedMind.com — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:59:24 +0000

Another Great Debate was held at ASU. This time pulling in Richard Dawkins and Craig Venture, to name a few. The first panel, back in November 2010 featured Sam Harris and Steven Pinker discussing the question “Can Science Tell us Right from Wrong?” I had my share of complaints about the lack of definitions of …

Why I Rarely Debate Christians anymore:

LiberatedMind.com — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:17:03 +0000

It is amazing how few potential Christian debators make it past the first three criteria. Once into the debate portion of the flow chart, the most common grievances against the debate are violations 2 and 3.

Hitchens vs. Blair: “Is Religion a Force for Good in the World?”

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:40:37 +0000

Hitchens’ most recent debate was held in Toronto. The pairing of debaters was not too shy of pitting George Bush against Sam Harris, and not surprisingly Hitchens slaughtered Blair. It is a jovial debate, Hitchens being in a particularly entertaining mood throughout. Conclusion? Religion is a force for war and destruction in the world. You May Also …

Christian College Hiding Debate Video between Hitchens and Dembski

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:41:45 +0000

They captured the debate on video, which they soon refused to air on their website. Why? Hitchens, in good form, creamed Dr. Dembski. Apparently some people have been able to grab the video before Prestonwood decided not to share the defeat of Dr. Demski.

Dan Barker debates Dinesh D’souza

LiberatedMind.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:58:02 +0000

I recently attended a debate between Michael Shermer and Dinesh D’souza at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. GCU is a professed Christian private university that hosted this debate titled “Is Religion a Source for Good or Evil?” I went knowing that Shermer is a notoriously bad debater, yet I was willing to show up …

Can Science Tell us Right from Wrong?

LiberatedMind.com — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:46:50 +0000

This weekend, the Origins Project hosted an academic discussion at Arizona State University. The topic, title "Can Science Tell us Right From Wrong" was presented by Sam Harris, Simon Blackburn, Lawrence Krauss, Steven Pinker, Peter Singer and Patricia Churchland. In my opinion, the evening went awry from the moment it began. The topic, being as vague as possible, gave no inference as to the definitions of morality or the perimeters of the sciences being suggested. There is an immense difference in the traditional definition of morality and the definition of ethics. Half the panel seemed to be speaking to the former and half to the latter.

How to Convert an Atheist: Video

LiberatedMind.com — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:25:33 +0000

Things that an atheist would accept as proof of a religion's claims.

The Double Standard: Outspoken Atheists verses Outspoken Religious

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:45:12 +0000

Excerpt from Alternet.org: "When we speak out in any way about our atheism—and when we continue to organize, and to make ourselves and our ideas more visible and vocal, and to generally turn ourselves into a serious movement for social change—we are accused of being hostile, fanatical, rude, evangelical, bigoted and extremist. But if we don't speak out, if we don't organize, if we don't forge ourselves into a powerful and visible movement...then the bigotry and misinformation and discrimination against us will continue unabated."

The Greatest Show on Earth: Richard Dawkins

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:50 +0000

Perhaps the most comprehensive layman's book on the science of Evolution, The Greatest Show on Earth inspires a deeper understanding of life on planet Earth.