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May 03, 2007
ABC to Webcast Christian/Atheist Debate
Kudos to ABC for webcasting a debate between 2 Christians and 2 atheists this coming Wednesday. It won't be on network TV, but will be on their website live. Speaking for the Christian side will be Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron (yes, that Kirk Cameron).
Two Christians are meeting two atheists in a televised debate with the subject the existence of God, and Ray Comfort, a best-selling author and expert on Christian evangelism, says he can prove the existence of the Almighty in his allotted 13 minutes – without mentioning the Bible or faith."The network originally offered me only four minutes to present my case," Comfort said. "After speaking with Kirk [Cameron, former Growing Pains and Left Behind series movie star] and conferring with the atheists, they settled on 13 minutes. I'm ecstatic. I can prove the existence of God in that amount of time."
The debate will be Saturday in New York, and ABC had originally planned a live webcast of the 90-minute event, but changed plans to capture a larger audience, officials said.
ABC instead will broadcast the entire debate on ABC.com on May 9, at 1 p.m. EST.
The old adage goes that no one was ever argued into heaven, but some are at least influenced by reasoning. I'm not really concerned about what the atheists might say.
The idea for the debate developed after several atheists launched the Internet site Blasphemy Challenge, which offers to send people a DVD if they post on Youtube.com a video of themselves condemning themselves to hell.The self-described "Rational Response Squad" said its DVDs, "The God Who Wasn't There," was described by the Los Angeles Times as "provocative – to put it mildly."
These guys have some sort of special vendetta against Christianity specifically, and their MO is shock. No, not worried about what these guys will come up with.
Posted by Doug at May 3, 2007 02:51 PM
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I actually have a blog against the Rational Response Squad and their blasphemy challenge here.
Posted by: Frank Walton at May 3, 2007 03:27 PM
PS I actually challenged Brian Sapient to a debate, *SHRUGS* but he won't debate me. Figures.
Posted by: Frank Walton at May 3, 2007 03:30 PM
Well, just because a prominent atheist won't debate every one that comes his way doesn't really say much. If Franklin Graham debated everyone who asked for one, I imagine he'd have time for little else.
That this is getting at least a webcast on a major media website is good to see, though.
And good job with your blog, man.
Posted by: Doug Payton at May 3, 2007 10:53 PM
Can't wait to see this. The atheists are going to show how ridiculous theism and Christianity are.
Posted by: Rick at May 5, 2007 06:01 PM
The Christians are just going to use the same tried and true tactics: praying on uneducated dimwits. For anybody who reads, evolution is not "unproven" or "without evidence". Why is it that the majority (vast majority) of scientists (many of these scientists Christians themselves) do not deny evolution? Is it just some huge conspiracy against Christians?
Posted by: Tikka at May 6, 2007 02:17 PM
I do have an issue though that their approach is to argue without using the Bible. To argue simply with reason as the foundation is to concede that reason is the sole arbiter of what is true or false. I think that this approach is a critical mistake.
Posted by: Bill at May 9, 2007 05:29 PM
I see your point, and I have that concern as well. However, I don't think the sans Bible argument will be that Christianity is true. Rather, just that there must be a God, something the Bible says that you can see and realize by just looking at nature. I don't think is a debate about Christianity, rather God vs. no God.
Posted by: Doug Payton at May 9, 2007 07:03 PM