Dawkins vs O'Reilly: Analysed

Was this done for any legitimate reason, or was I just view-whoring?

I think I was view-whoring.

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[chriscakeboyhughes]

don't hate on o'reilly, atheist can be atheist but i think that students should be given the option to learn about the theory of creationism, just like they learn about the theory of evolution.

[Clutchology]

And what about the reptilian theory?

[OMFGLETMESKEET]

Dawkins is brilliant, O'Reilly is a hypocritical fruitcake.

[abrimestome]

Sadly this is a straw man. O' Riley is an idiot. I wish Dawkins would debate William Lane Craig and stop picking easy wins.

[GiantSandles]

@chriscakeboyhughes Creationism is a hypothesis, not a theory.

[danniellecandys]

You see Bill O'Reilly in England? Oh man, that is embarrassing. I'm sorry your objected to our terrible television. 

[Nazworth10]

I really like how you did this, rather then getting angry, you try to get your point out for others to understand. O'Reilly is a prick and im glad you pointed out all of the things he did wrong.

[BearWindAppleyard]

This debate is so stupid, Bill O'reilly: I don't get how one can have such a childish logic, be so irrational and be a succesfull news host in the US. Dawkins: Not as brainless as O'reilly but does a really poor job defending atheism, he uses arguments like "well, you can also say that they both have mustages" and "well, you don't believe in the Zeus do you?" thinks like that, can't he do better than that? Many atheist-youtubers are way more interesting listening to, like clutchology fxamble.

[ShmeeSLG]

@chriscakeboyhughes If you allow this, then you must allow the teaching of Pastafarianism, also.

[JanusChristIsRisen]

@chriscakeboyhughes Creationism is not science. Every federal court case since the 1960s has proven that.

[TheSamRulz]

@chriscakeboyhughes the students in question can learn silly bronze age myths at church. unless you want to allow scientists to start teaching darwin in sunday school (both sides, right?), lets keep the silly stories where they belong.

[AceSkepTik]

The ol' "Default to God" is the most common piece of flawed logic the Christian debaters use. If you don't know the answers to all the questions of creation, you lose. I claim to know, so I win. It's so incredibly tired I don't know why any sensible person wastes time discussing it.

For real insight into why some argue so vehemently for their superstitions, read Ernest Becker.

[AceSkepTik]

@abrimestome Dawkins appeared on the show to promote his book, not to debate O'Reilly. It was O'Reilly's choice to be combative. He could easily have made the choice to ask Dawkins questions, as a real interviewer would have done.

[SeeProfileForDetails]

hitler was a inconsistent liar he said he was christian in mein kamph but he also denied gods at other times