Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Elessarina » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:26 pm

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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:27 pm

What's wrong?
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Elessarina » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:28 pm

I was watching the old one.. now it is the live one..

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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:28 pm

After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:30 pm

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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:31 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
Grayling is the man. He's a humanist philosopher. I'm reading his book The Heart of Things at the mo'. I've also read 2 other books of his. One of the few people I agree with just about everything he says. Well worth reading.
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:31 pm

Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
Grayling is the man. He's a humanist philosopher. I'm reading his book The Heart of Things at the mo'. I've also read 2 other books of his. One of the few people I agree with just about everything he says. Well worth reading.
Is that the best of his work?
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:32 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
Grayling is the man. He's a humanist philosopher. I'm reading his book The Heart of Things at the mo'. I've also read 2 other books of his. One of the few people I agree with just about everything he says. Well worth reading.
Is that the best of his work?
All equally good.
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:33 pm

Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
Grayling is the man. He's a humanist philosopher. I'm reading his book The Heart of Things at the mo'. I've also read 2 other books of his. One of the few people I agree with just about everything he says. Well worth reading.
Is that the best of his work?
All equally good.
So chronological order if I start reading him?
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:34 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Animavore wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:After this is over, somebody bring me up to speed on Grayling.

Ele, the old one is on Youtube.
Grayling is the man. He's a humanist philosopher. I'm reading his book The Heart of Things at the mo'. I've also read 2 other books of his. One of the few people I agree with just about everything he says. Well worth reading.
Is that the best of his work?
All equally good.
So chronological order if I start reading him?
I'll post after. Too busy listening.
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by maiforpeace » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:36 pm

Very cool El! Thank you! :woot: I'm watching it right now on the big screen. :biggrin:

Anyone notice PZ is twittering while they are speaking?
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:37 pm

maiforpeace wrote:Very cool El! Thank you! :woot: I'm watching it right now on the big screen. :biggrin:

Anyone notice PZ is twittering while they are speaking?
So is Paula Kirby,
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Ayaan » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:37 pm

More appeals to authority and unless I'm mistaken, Moore just Godwin'd the debate. :nono:
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Animavore » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:39 pm

Godwin'd to bits. And straw man. He made Dawkins to say things he didn't.
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Re: Live Online Intelligence Squared debate with RD

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:40 pm

Animavore wrote:I'll post after. Too busy listening.
I'm posting between the words.
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