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Tangle
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Message 1 of 6 (654352)
02-29-2012 1:35 PM


The debate between Richard Dawkins and Archbishop Rowan Williams at Oxford University last week can be seen here:
Page not found | Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
It's a rather lovely, gentle, good natured, very English discussion. I could have watched a lot more of it.
Edited by Tangle, : Fixed broken link
Edited by AdminPhat, : fixed spelling of title

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android

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02-29-2012 2:01 PM
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02-29-2012 1:35 PM


Tangle, your link got shortened, it should be this

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Message 3 of 6 (654359)
02-29-2012 4:19 PM
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02-29-2012 2:01 PM


Cheers, fixed.

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android

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Message 4 of 6 (654375)
02-29-2012 7:27 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Tangle
02-29-2012 1:35 PM


Both Prof. Richard Dawkins & Archbishop Rowan Williams were a pleasure to listen to.
(I have frequently enjoyed Rowan Williams' self-deprecating humour.)
Archbishop Rowan Williams writes:
"Forgive the 'naked' theology...I might as well come clean."
Sir Anthony Kenny was fucking useless though.
Ignorant and self-centred in a discussion that he was only meant to be moderating.
I think Rowan Williams should have been given much more time.
Richard Dawkins seemed to get most of the focus.
It was almost like Anthony Kenny wanted to attack Richard Dawkins' opinions but wasn't interested in Rowan Williams'.
I strongly suspect that Anthony Kenny got more air-time than Rowan Williams.
quote:
Anthony Kenny: "Why don't you call yourself an agnostic then?"
Richard Dawkins: "I do."
Anthony Kenny: "But you are described as the world's most famous atheist!"
Richard Dawkins: "Well, not by me."

If I were you
And I wish that I were you
All the things I'd do
To make myself turn blue

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Message 5 of 6 (654407)
03-01-2012 4:22 AM
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02-29-2012 1:35 PM


The left hand of darkness....
BTW - nice typo.
- nate

- xongsmith, 5.7d

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03-01-2012 5:03 AM
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02-29-2012 7:27 PM


Panda writes:
I have frequently enjoyed Rowan Williams' self-deprecating humour.
I think he's great. I naively thought that the liberal and thoughtful Anglican kind of religion that he's a perfect example of would one day be what all Christianity would become.
He accepts the achievements of science and states his beliefs in non-dogmatic, non-biblical ways. If all religions were as accommodating we'd be able to have civil discussions about life the universe and everything and maybe even make some progress.
Or at least be able to respect each others positions.

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android

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