- -: Bringing Wisdom of Socrates to Modern Dialogue - Karen Armstrong
August 26, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/Karen_Armstrong_Charter_for_Compassion Author, scholar and journalist Karen Armstrong discusses the need to apply Socratic philosophy to the counterproductive fierceness of modern debate. "Real philosophical debate...that is conducted in the spirit of...
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- -: How Religious Were the Founding Fathers? - Gordon Wood
September 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/25/Why_America_Wants_to_Promote_Liberty_and_Democracy Historian Gordon Wood explains that Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and George Washington were not "emotionally religious." He outlines the development of religion in the early United States, stating th...
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- -: Richard Dawkins Compares Creationism to Holocaust Denial
October 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/Richard_Dawkins_The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins uses denial of the Holocaust as an analogy for the battle against the theory of evolution being waged in public schools by creationists. ----- Evolutionary biologist a...
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- -: Does Morality Need God?
December 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/07/The_Great_Issues_Forum_Varieties_of_Nonbelief Philosopher Colin McGinn and theologian Denys Turner discuss the question of whether atheism can coexist with a sense of morality. Both agree that morality exists independently of divinity. ----- Journal...
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- -: Dawkins: Did Religion Have an Evolutionary Value?
May 7, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/01/Meet_The_Author_Richard_Dawkins Richard Dawkins argues that humanity's historical predisposition towards religion and supernatural beliefs may have held an evolutionary utility. "The rule of thumb: 'Believe whatever your parents tell you,' quite clear...
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- -: Has Globalization Revved Up Religious Fundamentalism?
July 3, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/16/James_Hoge_on_America_and_the_World James Hoge, editor of Foreign Affairs, argues that globalization has contributed to the rise of religious fundamentalism over the last 30 years. Citing a sense of identity loss following increased mobility, Hoge the...
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- -: Biblical Literalism: Jesus Hasn't Left the Galaxy
August 20, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/29/John_Shelby_Spong_The_Bible_It_Aint_Necessarily_So Bishop John Shelby Spong rebukes the literal interpretation of the Bible's three-tiered, Earth-centered universe. Spong cites numerous biblical references that position an all-seeing God just above th...
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- -: Spiritual Envy: Michael Krasny on Losing Faith
November 20, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/20/Michael_Krasnys_Spiritual_Envy_An_Agnostics_Quest Michael Krasny, host of KQED's award-winning radio show "Forum," explains what led him to write his new book, Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest. Recalling the comfort of his unwavering childhood fait...
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- -: Hitchens on Compelling Arguments for the Existence of God
April 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_arts_entertainment Author and atheist Christopher Hitchens remains unconvinced of the value of religion. Hitchens mockingly describes his favorite pro-religion argument saying, "The big bang is so amazing it must have been God after all." The ...
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- -: Christopher Hitchens: How Religion Is Like North Korea
August 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/05/10/Christopher_Hitchens_at_Politics_and_Prose In this highlight from May 2007, noted atheist Christopher Hitchens compares monotheistic belief to a despotic dictatorship -- similar to his observations of North Korea under Kim Jong Il. The key difference,...
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