(8/17) Intelligence Squared - We would be better off without religion

Part 8
- Anthony Grayling

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News & Politics

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• intelligence
• squared
• religion
• christopher
• hitchens
• richard
• dawkins
• anthony
• grayling
• nigel
• spivey
• julia
• neuberger
• roger
• scruton

[WhiteLakeDan]

Grayling is the nice, mellow, peaceful water feature in a pretty pond while Hitch is the water cannon and Dawkins smack in between. Loved them all. So lucid, so logical.

[scantconsolation]

He absolutely did. As much as I'm a fan of Hitch's more confrontational approach, I think Grayling frames a case here that is not so patently hostile towards (and therefore presumably less likely to be rejected by) those who feel the need to defend faith. Very, very good argument.

[BritishArrow]

Oh to have Hitch say 'bravo' after you talk

[mcbrideless]

His hair is magnificent!

[adwarakanath]

@HelFKiernan The English - Don't toot your own horn. Americans - If you don't toot your own horn, then who will?

That is the reason why people in that atrocious list have such huge followings.

[adwarakanath]

Epic. These guys are EPIC. And the English are so soft, humble and gentle when debating. Compare them to the likes of Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, Ken Ham, Pat Robertson, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell, William Lane Craig.

[Necrobutcher82]

I like his hair, and a good argument too

[azdv]

That was beautiful and I must say, much more persuasive than Hitch or Dawkins as others have mentioned. His delivery and demeanour is so reasonable and calm which Hitch and Dawkins don't have in their delivery.

[zensparkle2481]

@zensparkle2481 quite a*

[zensparkle2481]

Grayling:"My hair is a bird, your argument is invalid."

*silence, followed by bi-partisan standing ovation*

...Excuse me for the meme reference. This was a great, and a quite well-balanced debate from both parties. I was initially interested in what Richard Dawkins and though to a lesser extent, what Christopher Hitchens had to say, but I must admit that I have never heard of Anthony Grayling prior to viewing this video. He is quite an orator himself! Thanks for the video.

[TheGoblinCity88]

@420nietzsche Lmao.

[MusicStudyMan]

@Dethreid Earlier. Much, much earlier. Kids from about 4 get philisophical concepts, you just have to position them appropriately. My 6 year old son recently mimed gibberish duing the "love my god" part of his Beaver Scout Promise because he was adament he thinks God doesn't exist - and I swear my wife and I have tried to be very neutral, even letting him go to church with his grandparents etc... Present a balanced argument that they can understand and kids just get the right answer, every time.