[This is Michael Shermer's concluding statement. It is about 4 minutes long.]
The debate between international Christian speaker Douglas Jacoby and agnostic and skeptic Michael Shermer took place ...
[This is Michael Shermer's concluding statement. It is about 4 minutes long.]
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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the world was discovered to be round in 18th century,columbus circumnavigated it, and 1969 when they landed the moon they saw from the moon that the world is round,but if only they read the bible before they would realize that it is round,
The Bible takes much of its theology from Babylonian mythology which states that the world is flat with a dome covering the "earth". You may be referring to "the circle of the Earth" from Job... that refers to the earth being circular - like a dinner plate - not spherical like a ball. There are many references in the Bible which indicate a flat earth such as Jesus seeing all the kingdoms from a tall mountain, "the ends of the earth", Daniel seeing a tree growing in the center of the earth etc.
Actually that's all proven false. The problem is that you're not studying the subject, all you do is read it and take it at face value. Without having any understanding of what it's talking about.
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I love creationist math.