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		<title>Lawrence Krauss on God and Morality</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Ah, those silly creationists are at it again. Every real scientist knows that evolution is fact, and then these people with no real experience in science come along and bumble through the issues without understanding them at all. And as for those geographers! I have no real time for geography myself, but pah! Everyone knows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are the British Atheists so intimidated?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hat tip to Peter Byron who made this. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>100</slash:comments>
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		<title>Debate Review: William Lane Craig and Sam Harris</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/debate-review-william-lane-craig-and-sam-harris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/debate-review-william-lane-craig-and-sam-harris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the evening of the 7th of April 2011 (the 8th of April here in New Zealand), Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated Atheist author and speaker Sam Harris on the question Is Good from God? Brian Auten has made the mp3 audio of this debate available over at Apologetics 315. What follows is my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craig v Dawkins &#8211; sort of</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/craig-v-dawkins-sort-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you might know, although he seems to have a lot to say about how bad the arguments for God&#8217;s existence are, Richard Dawkins has always refused the open offer from William Lane Craig to have a debate on the subject. Well, I just spotted this on William Lane Craig&#8217;s Facebook page: I am currently [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>144</slash:comments>
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		<title>Musings on debate outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/musings-on-debate-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/musings-on-debate-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This random thought was prompted by me hearing a radio interview with Dinesh D’Souza today. It seems to me that in the wake of obvious defeats in public debates, some atheists throw their former champions under a bus. When Bill Cooke debated William Lane Craig on the existence of God, Dr Cooke very clearly lost. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate Review: Flannagan V Bradley</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/debate-review-flannagan-v-bradley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/debate-review-flannagan-v-bradley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Is God the Source of Morality?” Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God? Matthew Flannagan (left, affirmative) vs Raymond Bradley (right, negative) University of Auckland, 2nd of August 2010 Few subjects in philosophy are more interesting to me than the meta-ethical question of what makes any moral claims true. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Flannagan v Bradley</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/flannagan-v-bradley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/flannagan-v-bradley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Flannagan and Raymond Bradley are to publicly debate the question: &#8220;Is God the Source of Morality?&#8221; Venue: University of Auckland, in “The Centennial” 260 – 098 OGGB (the bottom level of the Business School) on 12 Grafton Rd, Auckland City. Date/time: Monday 2 August from 7-9pm The subject of the debate will be whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lest we Forget, Loftus</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/lest-we-forget-loftus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/lest-we-forget-loftus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of his debate with Dinesh D&#8217;Souza on whether or not the Christian God exists, John Loftus says that even if he didn&#8217;t win, he learned a lot. I asked him if, given his loss (as a few people see it &#8211; including Loftus I think) in this debate, he was still hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>D&#8217;Souza vs Loftus: Does the Christian God exist?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/dsouza-vs-loftus-does-the-christian-god-exist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/dsouza-vs-loftus-does-the-christian-god-exist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 9th of February 2010 at the University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana campus) Dinesh D&#8217;Souza debated John Joftus on the question &#8220;Does the Christian God Exist&#8221;? There exists a broad consensus among those who I have read assessing the debate, whether Christian or sceptic (including John Loftus himself). I won&#8217;t tell you what that consensus [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dear John</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2009/dear-john/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2009/dear-john/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virtually all commentators, whether Christian or atheist (not all, but nearly all &#8211; and at the risk of sounding somewhat elitist, everyone who is in a position to know) who have heard/seen the debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens have concluded that it wasn&#8217;t even close. Hitchens lost and lost clearly, and Craig&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Craig vs Hitchens</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2009/craig-vs-hitchens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2009/craig-vs-hitchens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reasonable Faith is the website centred around the apologetics work of William Lane Craig. I&#8217;ve subscribed to their regular email newsletter. You should too. If you had, you&#8217;d know that on the evening of Saturday the 4th of April (that&#8217;s Sunday afternoon, the 5th of April here in New Zealand), William Lane Craig will be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Turek Vs. Hitchens</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/turek-vs-hitchens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/turek-vs-hitchens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all those interested, here&#8217;s a debate that took place on September 9 2008 between Frank Turek of crossexamined.org and Christopher Hitchens, who has been getting the occasional mention here lately. The subject of the debate &#8211; what else: Does God Exist? Enjoy. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The untruthful thoughts of a reluctant atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/the-untruthful-thoughts-of-a-reluctant-atheist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/the-untruthful-thoughts-of-a-reluctant-atheist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recall that not all that long ago, I posted my review of a debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath. One of the points I made is as follows: Hitchens says that religion dissolves our duty to uphold the truth. Now as I said at the time, as a Christian the duty to uphold the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hitchens vs McGrath &#8211; Finally!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-finally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-finally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After many promises, I&#8217;ve finally gotten around to finshing my summary and review of the debate between Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath. It&#8217;s currently only in pdf Format, and you can find it here. Comments are welcome. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hitchens vs McGrath &#8211; I haven&#039;t forgotten!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-i-havent-forgotten/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-i-havent-forgotten/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; OK, I didn&#8217;t technically forget, but I did let it slide. My summary and review of the Hitchens/McGrath Debate will be done some time this week. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bill vs Bill: Is belief in God a delusion?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/bill-vs-bill-is-belief-in-god-a-delusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/bill-vs-bill-is-belief-in-god-a-delusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Lane Craig was recently in New Zealand for a conference on Molinism at the Victoria University in Wellington. While he was here he had a number of public speaking engagements, including this one, a debate with Bill Cook of the New Zealand Atheists, Rationalists and Humanists, at the University of Auckland. The topic of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hitchens vs McGrath. Ok, so I&#039;m a little late.</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-ok-so-im-a-little-late/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2008/hitchens-vs-mcgrath-ok-so-im-a-little-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late in 2007, Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath met for a public debate on the topic of Religion: The Poison or the Cure, where the merits &#8211; or lack thereof, of religion (and Christianity in particular), were thrown back and forth. I&#8217;ve written up my summary of the debate, and I&#8217;m in the process of [...]]]></description>
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