Richard Dawkins interviews the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams - a fascinating interview on creation, miracles (yes, Rowan believes in the miracles!), the New Testament texts, and faith. A must watch!
sigh...I'm still waiting for a successful interview with Dawkins. It just seems that when everything appears to be going well, it just blows up at the end.
I fear the ABC may have blown is up by suggesting that poetic language is a way to "wriggle out of hard questions." You don't think Dawkins was already thinking that when you said it?
Sorry to have missed all these responses. It's been a while since I've been back in the blogosphere.
I do agree with you BB and Scout, sort of.
I am not doubting that he did a good job of handling him. I got to witness first hand a Christian scholar being eaten alive by Dawkins in a debate in Stuttgart Germany just last year. So in that way, I think the ABC did well.
I just don't think he did a very good job of really digging in deep. And the comment on poetic language is just giving Dawkins a perfect opportunity to affirm what he already thought...that it's just a poetic jumble of gook that has no credibility.
I guess what I am trying to say is that this 25 year old wants to see ol' Dawking squirm. He seems too confident that he is 100% right. I like him because I think he's quite kind about it, but I just want to see the man changed.
sigh...I'm still waiting for a successful interview with Dawkins. It just seems that when everything appears to be going well, it just blows up at the end.
ReplyDeleteI fear the ABC may have blown is up by suggesting that poetic language is a way to "wriggle out of hard questions." You don't think Dawkins was already thinking that when you said it?
I thought the Archbishop did a splendid job of coping with Dawkins. I was very impressed.
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Well, Scout, you and I have found another thing to agree on. :)
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I don't think we disagree on very much, BB
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Was Rowan backing away from the idea of the virgin birth as a fact?
ReplyDeleteSorry to have missed all these responses. It's been a while since I've been back in the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you BB and Scout, sort of.
I am not doubting that he did a good job of handling him. I got to witness first hand a Christian scholar being eaten alive by Dawkins in a debate in Stuttgart Germany just last year. So in that way, I think the ABC did well.
I just don't think he did a very good job of really digging in deep. And the comment on poetic language is just giving Dawkins a perfect opportunity to affirm what he already thought...that it's just a poetic jumble of gook that has no credibility.
I guess what I am trying to say is that this 25 year old wants to see ol' Dawking squirm. He seems too confident that he is 100% right. I like him because I think he's quite kind about it, but I just want to see the man changed.
Ok, I'm going to go catch my breath now. :)