You can hear the audio of the debate here. Here’s what I took away from it: Harris is a really good speaker How good? Good enough that, if I ever wanted to brush up on my public speaking skills, watching videos of Harris would be at the top of my to do list. Good enough [...]
Category Archives: ethics
The Sam Harris-William Lane Craig debate: a review
Posted by Chris Hallquist on April 11, 2011
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I’m going to the Sam Harris-William Lane Craig debate!
Posted by Chris Hallquist on April 6, 2011
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I found out at the last minute that I’d be able to make it to the upcoming debate between Sam Harris and William Lane Craig. I’ll definitely be blogging it, hopefully with audience reactions, though when the post goes up will depend a bit on how tired I am from all the driving required. I’m [...]
What’s Wrong with Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape (review)
Posted by Chris Hallquist on January 11, 2011
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I’m getting caught up on reading over winter break, and among other things just finished Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape. Initially, I was going to say that while I think there are problems with Harris’ view, I didn’t think any of the commentary I’d read had quite gotten right what those problems are. However, via [...]
I’m available for debates (and if I debate William Lane Craig on the resurrection, I’ll win)
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 29, 2010
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I already say this on my works page, but I just want to make sure everyone knows that I’m available to do religion-related debates. Live, podcast, or radio, all are good. While I’m at it, I want to say something that I hopes gets broadcast loud and clear through religion-debating circles: If I debate William [...]
William Lane Craig vs. cute teddy bear girl on morality
Posted by Chris Hallquist on November 17, 2010
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There’s something about Xtranormal videos that makes almost any situation funnier. It occurred to me that this makes them a great vehicle for mocking the rhetoric of religious apologists. I want to emphasize that everything the Craig teddy bear says is based on things Craig actually has said. I relied especially on three books, each [...]