I'm checking this out in a week in Portland, Oregon. From what I hear it's a sort of debate between Hitchens and some reverend dude Douglas Wilson. Here's a link: http://www.collisionmovie.com/

Has anyone seen this? I'm interested to know what you guys think of it. I'll definitely post a review next week after the screening.

So I've read the "main" books by Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, and although I haven't read any books by Dennett I've watched many of his debates. It's interesting to observe all the differences between these guys, their pesonalities, and their overall M.O. when it comes to debating and getting their point across.



That said, I feel Dawkins is flat, humanless, and misses the point completely. It's very easy to miss his arrogance and ego-driven arguments because it's masked behind that… Continue

So I definitely have opinions, although it wasn't until a couple years ago that I could actually back up all my thinking.



I come from a math family - both parents are mathematicians - and so naturally this is what I'm studying in college (Oregon State University). For those who haven't been exposed to it, math is alot like philosophy: ideas are postulated, definitions are presented, then logical conclusions are drawn. This way of thinking trickled down to all areas of my life. Logic,… Continue