Arguing Atheism: Notes from the Field with Justin Trotier

Toronto. April 2, 2010. Fed up with hearing you can't be good without god? Tired of being told Canada was founded as a Christian country? And alarmed by how credulous our population has become generally? In this presentation CFI Canada Director Justin Trottier shares his experiences being the token non-believer on TV panels, debating for secularism and atheism against evangelical christian leaders, catholic apologists, the head of the United Church of Canada, an outspoken Muslim Imam, plus several Rabbis, and generally attempting to promote critical and skeptical thinking against a slew of proponents ranging from Bigfoot hunters to alternative medicine practitioners.


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[YouHolli]

I'm watching an online video of people watching online videos!

[kelbykross1]

I love that he gets into battling pseudoscience and non science.

I just finished the borderlands of science by Michael Shermer (Skeptic magazine), and is awesome.

[HybridD91]

Theists never explain how you can be good with God. Next time ask the dishonest theists that question.

[TurboDally]

Oh my gawd, it's robot man! Yeah, I AM getting sick and tired of Christians and Muslims (who have in the past justified rape/genocide because their gods commanded it) telling us that you can't be moral without gods/religion. It's a shame really, their view that if there were not 72 virgins/harps waiting for them in the afterlife, they would rape and kill- cheapens morality, it isn't even morality at all as it's dealing with self but not how your actions harm others.

[hockeyjester12]

Need to get the views up. This is really important stuff.

[WickedJargon]

How come this video is still being featured on CFIOntario? it's 3 months old.

[LordNapalm]

haha.. that radio interview with Ian was hilarious.