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Old 11-07-2007, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Video, May 7, 2007
Christopher Hitchens vs Al Sharpton on Atheism and God - The Full Debate
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Old 11-07-2007, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Mississippi
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I saw it a few weeks ago. Quite honestly, I squirm every time I hear Al Sharpton talk so it was very hard for me to be unbiased during this debate.
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Old 11-07-2007, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Between Here and There
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It was actually very good. Al Sharpton was excellent in that he didn't defend any doctorine just God (or deism) which I think made Christopher Hitchen's position weak in my opinion. Either way it was interested and actually quite humorous at times. Thanks for the link!
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Old 11-08-2007, 06:55 PM
 
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Cool, I've only seen a few short excerpts from this, but not the whole thing. Great find here.

It's long, about an hour and a half. My computer has stalled a bit here, needing more load time for it, so I'll take this time for a comment.

It's interesting to learn that the idea of eternal hell came about with "gentle Jesus". Before, in the Old Testament, you were burned and drowned and skewered by God, but when you died, that was it. There was no references to "eternal" damnation and such. In the New Testament, which is usually viewed as being more mild (and in many ways it is), we get the traditional idea of Hell.

So that's interesting, this sure is starting out good. Come on, hurry up and load ...
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