The Lay Scientist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recently, Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens took on Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan (of Abuja, Nigria) in an Intelligence Squared debate on the statement: "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world." Here is the video (Hat tip: Pod Black ). __________________ Martin is the editor of layscience.net. Follow me on Twitter: @mjrobbins
Atheist Media Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Play all videos (9) COLLISION carves a new path in documentary film-making as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling author Christopher Hitchens against fellow author, satirist...
Hitchens Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Collision (2009) Starring Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Wilson Rated: NC- ∞ (Not Suitable For Anyone) 0 out of 4 Stars Webster's Dictionary defines "Collision" as: KO-LISH-UN - noun 1. A crash; a disaster; a horrible accident causing much suffering; "That collision I saw today sure was agonizing to watch." 2. The act or process of collision. So I guess we can...
Atheist Media Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... for the motion, Archbishop John Onaiyekan and Anne Widdecombe MP. Speaking against the motion, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry.
Religion Dispatches (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A new documentary called <i>Collision</i> follows the collegial debate between new atheist Christopher Hitchens and conservative evangelical Doug Wilson. Spoiler alert: Neither budges and both gloat to the respective choirs they'd been preaching to. Is this the best we can do?
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
What is special bone is missing from the heads of people who hate saints and holy people, especially holy women? Of course we all suffer from the wounds to our human nature, but something else is at work in people who pour their venom on the manifestly holy. This is from the Catholic League with my [...] Post from: WDTPRS Is Christopher Hitchens sick in the head?
Timothy Titus (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Christopher Hitchens writes about his recent engagements with 'right wing' Christians ( here ). I haven't yet run into an argument that has made me want to change my mind. After all, a believing religious person, however brilliant or however good in debate, is compelled to stick fairly closely to a "script" that is known in advance, and known to me, too. However, I have discovered...
Gods of the Copybook Headings (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Christopher Hitchens debates God in America: I haven't yet run into an argument that has made me want to change my mind. After all, a believing religious person, however brilliant or however good in debate, is compelled to stick fairly...
Hitchens Watch (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... and sometimes necessarily our most melancholy, moments of reflection and retrospect.' According to Hitchens. Except.....no. 'Christopher Hitchens in his review of “Nocturnes,” by Kazuo Ishiguro (Oct. 4), misconstrues the passage he cites from Hegel about the owl of Minerva flying only with the falling of the dusk. He takes this to mean that an era cannot be judged...
Naws (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
An excellent debate featuring Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry, Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan, the motion was "Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world", the answer was a resounding "no". I thought Fry was particularly coherent and fluent, it would be great if he did more of these as he makes a good spokesman for the Secular cause. John...
Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | yesterday
The second most annoying thing about Andrew Sullivan’s latest back-patting exercise is how casually he repaints his part in the right’s psychotic 2003 wargasm as if he was just sensibly skeptical of leftwing extremists. Look, Sullivan has already admitted that he went way too far with the Saddam-lover, weak on terror Christopher Hitchens crap. [...]
Atheist Ethicist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... ) With the audience being polled both before and after the debate, the polls show that the team of Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry won the debate. They were able to cause a substantial portion of the audience to adopt their proposition. I often pay no attention to debates. There seems to be a huge gap between one’s ability to convince people to adopt a proposition and whether...
Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here’s the kind of brain food you don’t usually get from US media; the BBC’s The Intelligence Squared Debate, in a five-part YouTube playlist. The motion: “Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world'” Speaking for the motion, Archbishop John Onaiyekan and Anne Widdencombe MP. Speaking against the motion, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry. [Video...
Asymptotia (Free subscription) | yesterday
I simply insist that you take the time out to watch this video*. It is of a debate that took place on BBC television, the motion being "Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?". It was between Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry on one side (against) and Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan on the other (for). Dogma vs Reason, when it comes down to it....
My Green Meadows (Free subscription) | yesterday
I saw this debate on BBC yesterday and it was really good. They poll people both before and after the debate about how they see the Catholic Church and the results were a bit surprising, but then again, not. Make up your own mind. (5 parts) clipped from www.youtube.com The Intelligence Squared Debate – Christopher [...]
