Terry Eagleton - The God Debate

Professor Terry Eagleton delivered a lecture, The God Debate, as part of the Gifford Lecture series.
In his lecture, Professor Eagleton asks "Why has God suddenly reappeared in intellectual debate?

His lecture attempts to put these contentions in the broader political context of the so-called 'war on terror'.

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[tomimn2233]

why was no one LOL'ing?

no srsly, why?!

[WilliamLongfellow]

His jokes aren't good, all being absurd metaphors to pop culture, but man, cold audience. I would've offered at least a chuckle.

I agree that atheists tend to take "believe in X" as "think X exists" in debates when theists mean it differently, but that's just a technicality...he never addresses Dawkins's or Hitchens's main points. Wasn't there something in the Bible about specks and logs and eyes? He needs to demonstrate that a deity exists before going on about other tribbles.

[denzo0815]

Instead of taking up any of Dawkin's or Hitchens's arguments and refuting them, Prof. Eagleton just carries out ad hominem attacks against them and is thus missing the point. He tries to redefine belief in order to get it out the way of its critics rather than defending his beliefs. Not very convincing.

[SDTillett]

"To a believer no proof is necessary, to a non believer no proof is possible."

[adamvideostar2007]

@tomimn2233 cause youre a homo



[Unbihexium]

@timothymn2 Yes, I felt this rather annoying.

[Rhuddlan]

@DIGITALSCREAMS This is a pretty oblivious comment. You've decided what god/religion is, and you're arguing against that straw man. It has nothing to do with what Terry Eagleton is talking about.

Listen to the arguments he's making, then agree/disagree with those. But no one is interested in you making attacks against propositions that no one is defending.

[tontobones]

what a bore,no wonder theres hardly a 100 there 

[Kricardose]

I Like The VIdeo THe God Debate IT Can Increase My Knowloedge

[bebeheuy]

Steady I Really Like This Video

[Mjhond]

I Like This Video Why Has God Suddenly Reappreared ...