Archive > December 2007

Louis Theroux and the Disutility of Religion

Louis Theroux is an interesting documentary film-maker guy who primarily works for BBC2. A must see is his “The Most Hated Family in America” (59 mins):

(Thanks to Chris for introducing me to this!)
The people in this video are absolutely crazy. They are just another modern day example

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4 Horsemen: Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens

There is a new movement of pop atheists, lately dubbing themselves “The Four Horsemen”. They are: Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion), Daniel Dennett (Breaking the Spell), Sam Harris (The End of Faith), and Christopher Hitchens (God is Not Great). There is a ton of media online about them, including interviews debates, etc. [...]

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Bill O’Reilly is a Relativist about Truth?

Bill O’Reilly recently had Richard Dawkins on his show. Did anyone notice that he basically espoused relativism about truth? Here’s the relevant piece of dialog:

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“Faith” in God?

I’m getting exhausted with hearing the word “faith” used in such deviously unclear ways lately.
First of all, people often say “my faith” now instead of “my religion.” The word “faith” in this new usage is entirely synonymous with “religion.” Or they say “He is a person of faith,” which just means that he [...]

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