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1. The Debate: Can We Live by Reason Alone?

Comment #39974 by SnowDog on May 12, 2007 at 1:02 pm

I live in Ontario and watched this when it was aired. I thought the interview was pretty good, the panel "debate" that followed was somewhat ridiculous with no opposing point of view and not even the host working to keep the panelist honest. The Imam at least read some of the God Delusion. The psychologist constantly misrepresented Dawkins. Frankly he (Peterson)seems like little more than Bill O'Reilly lite. Someone who just makes up whatever is necessary to keep talking.

TVO recently had a five days of faith series with pretty much the same format. Theists bashing atheists with no opposing points of view. Quite sad.

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