Comment by a7 on November 9, 2009 at 8:13pm

Yeah I watched this last night, however I must admit that I ff the holy man.

all round good stuff

take care man

george

Comment by Atheist Exile on November 9, 2009 at 9:05pm

@a7,

I don't know what ff is . . . but none of the possibilities, so far, are very nice :-)

Unless it means fast forward.

Comment by Atheist Exile on November 9, 2009 at 11:19pm

I've been reviewing replies to the debate at news sites and, so far, haven't found anybody who's done the math. The stats reveal just how thoroughly the Catholics lost the debate.

Comment by pat on November 9, 2009 at 11:28pm

It was priceless watching the unarmed attempt to defend the indefensible.

Comment by Atheist Exile on November 9, 2009 at 11:41pm

@Pat

Reminds me of a quote I once heard (paraphrased):

"I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed opponent."

Comment by Dave G on November 10, 2009 at 5:21pm

I'm just watching the last few minutes of it now, and I think that Stephen Fry drove home a particularly telling point when he was addressing the Catholic's church defense of 'Well, no one else knew better, so why pick on the Church?'

It went something like this:
"You say that no one else knew better so why should the Church have known better? Then WHAT ARE YOU FOR?" And yes, he did indeed nearly shout the last bit.

Christopher Hitchens has a way with words, but I'd say that Stephen Fry shone brightest that night.

Comment by Atheist Exile on November 11, 2009 at 12:05am

Yup, Fry had the most impact. He was more human than Hitchens.

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