BTW, I thought Hitchens did better in this debate than any other of his I've listened to. He was pretty aggressive and had actually read the material of his opponent.
On Nov 15, 9:58 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Taylor, > > I agree. Religion (especially the American brands) has been sold as > sugar and spice and everything nice. American clergy aren't used to > responding to or receiving clear criticisms; or responding to the > current realities of extreme religious faith (or what even milder > faiths can potentially breed). > > Jason > > On Nov 14, 10:12 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > One thing that I continually notice during debates is that the > > religious person makes claims which are heart-warming, then retracts > > them indignantly when confronted with contra evidence. For instance, > > heavily paraphrased: > > > Wolpe: God protects you from harm > > Hitchens: Religious people die horrible deaths all the time > > Wolpe: God doesn't give you everything you want --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
