--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Dinesh enthralled the otherwise liberal crowd of >college students who naturally tended to be inclined >to the 'ills of religion' and the atheistic views of >Christopher. >
Everybody can watch this debate at the following link and decide its worth for themselves: http://www.tkc.edu/debate/ To me it seems pretty lame. Full of inane platitudes. Lots of factual errors concerning science, history and philosophy of science, and history of Christianity vis-a-vis other religions and civilizations. Dinesh is once again thankful for the Goan inquisition. As before, he seems to believe he would have been an uncivilized Indian Hindu otherwise. Hitchens mumbles as usual, and exudes his customary hatred towards Islam and to a lesser extent, Christianity, and of course, to Mother Theresa. In summary, this debate amounts to cliches, sound bites, careless inaccuracies and hackneyed arguments that have long been refuted by others, more knowledgeable about these issues, and intellectually better equipped. BTW, the quote above that the audience of King's College is inclined to be against religion is belied by the following statement of the college's mission: "Through its commitment to the truths of Christianity and a Biblical worldview, The Kings College seeks to prepare students for careers in which they will help to shape and eventually to lead strategic public and private institutions: to improve government, commerce, law, the media, civil society, education, the arts and the church." (Please see http://www.tkc.edu/abouttkc/mission.html) Cheers, Santosh
