Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cardinal Pell debates atheist Dawkins

A televised debate between Cardinal George Pell of Sydney and the crusading atheist Richard Dawkins drew headline coverage in Australia, but left viewers split on the merits of the argument.

While the Sydney Morning Herald called the event “one hell of a debate,” Michael Cook of MercatorNet found the exchange unsatisfying—in part because Dawkins backed away from a strictly atheistic stand, and in part because Dawkins offered no guidance at all regarding the meaning of life in a godless universe. Cook concluded that Dawkins is “a gifted demagogue but he is a mediocre philosopher.”

Watch the debate below and judge for yourself.

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