[Jacoby's Rebuttal of Shermer]
The debate between international Christian speaker Douglas Jacoby and agnostic and skeptic Michael Shermer took place Saturday June 23, the highlight of the 2007 Int...
[Jacoby's Rebuttal of Shermer]
The debate between international Christian speaker Douglas Jacoby and agnostic and skeptic Michael Shermer took place Saturday June 23, the highlight of the 2007 International Apologetics Conference, sponsored by the Apologetics Research Society. The debate topic: Does God Exist?
Dr. Shermer is one of the three or four most famous atheist / agnostic scholars in the world, author of 12 books and President of the Skeptic Society. He has held dozens of debates, appeared on Oprah, 20/20, Dateline, Tom Snyder, Larry King Live and The History Channel. Dr. Jacoby, director of the Athens Institute of Ministry, has spoken in hundreds of cities in some 80 nations.
This exciting event was held before a packed house, with an overflow crowd watching close circuit monitors outside the venue. Kedron Jones (Board member of ARS) was moderator and affable host. Shermer and Jacoby both bring their best analytical skills to this debate. The interchange is lively, with both speakers willing to concede points made by their opponent. You will benefit greatly from weighing the arguments put forth. Douglas' clear and incisive arguments for the existence of God are persuasive. He argues from cosmology (both its creation and its complexity). and the unmistakable fact that moral absolutes are part of reality. Shermer makes the case that religions are socially constructed, historically dependent, and that the faith you adhere to and the god you believe in depend largely on when in history and where in the world you were born.
The two-hour debate is lively, engaging and instructional. You can watch each speaker's opening, rebuttal, rebuttal summary, and conclusion here at YouTube. For the entire debate in one DVD, however, including the 40+ minute Q&A session, please visit www.douglasjacoby.com. The Skeptics Society website is www.skeptic.com.
To post further comments, please visit Jacoby's forum at www.jacobyblogs.com.
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I find it SO hard to believe that these apologists are so dim that they fail to realise these arguments could only ever appeal to someone already brainwashed. I'm sure they must. They never fail to come across as dishonest snake oil peddlers.
They "prove" it impossible to disprove a deist deity, then slip in their own "god"
It's also very dishonest the way they try to co opt beauty, music, art, and feelings the way they do. Religion certainly has no monopoly on the numinous, awe and splendour.
why is it so hard for religious to understand atheist say yes we dont believe there is a god as we don't believe there are unicorns on the dark side of the moon. i cant prove neither one to be real or not real but i must go by what is most believable and is provable to are knowledge. so sure there could be a god and he could be green with antennas on his head. but im gone to go with no god exist as there is no proof for a god.bring me the evidence of god. heal some amputees and i will believe.
ok seriously. i dont give a shit about what u think. DEAL with it ;] YES- I DON'T CARE! I', just so surprised that u think you're soo smart and don't use any arguments, just repeat like mantra "deal with it" "God doesn't exist" I'm really tired of theese no-God belivers- dumbest religion on earth DEAL WITH iT!
Truth doesn't really exist.. It is a subjective human notion which has no place in an objective view of our universe. Just like God, it doesn't *actually exist.
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They never fail to come across as dishonest snake oil peddlers.
They "prove" it impossible to disprove a deist deity, then slip in their own "god"
It's also very dishonest the way they try to co opt beauty, music, art, and feelings the way they do. Religion certainly has no monopoly on the numinous, awe and splendour.
i dont give a shit about what u think. DEAL with it ;]
YES- I DON'T CARE!
I', just so surprised that u think you're soo smart and don't use any arguments, just repeat like mantra "deal with it" "God doesn't exist"
I'm really tired of theese no-God belivers- dumbest religion on earth
DEAL WITH iT!
peace