This is a post I recently wrote for my miniblog, but the reaction it received (not necessarily just through blog comments) has lead me to put it up on the main blog — and here on the Young Australian Skeptics website — where it’s most visible. It deals with something that might be considered a bit controversial in the […]
Archive for the ‘Debate’ Category
During a recent late-night attack of insomnia, spent cruising Youtube, I stumble on a debate from January 2008 between Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Schmuley Boteach. The link is here, it is a little on the long side at an hour and a half but it well worth the look, if only to see Hitchens in […]
A technique used in religious debates that’s particularly annoying is the claim by a follower of religion X that “X is not a religion”. Some examples:
Christianity: Christianity is not really a religion; it is a relationship with God. Source.This is the classic one, so you might be surprised to learn most religions don’t seem to be […]
The chance to have email debates with creationists is one of the reasons I write for the Young Australian Skeptics and have my own blog — I’m a debate junkie, actually. Nothing’s better than sinking your teeth into a few new arguments that you’ve never heard of, or at least taking the time to explain the problems […]
