Philosophy
It seems that in an effort to attract a larger audience to their already impressive intellectual and rhetorical displays, Intelligence Squared, the Oxford-style debate house, is taking a page from the RSA Animate playbook and animating some highlights from one of their most popular debates: whether the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world.
The clip below features animated excerpts from Ann Widdecombe, who favors the motion, as well as from Stephen Fry, who's not exactly the biggest fan of the church :)
If that got your attention, you won't want to miss the entire debate, which also includes a spectacular performance by Chrisopher Hitchens.
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Philosophy
Stephen Fry vs. Ann Widdecombe On Whether the Catholic Church Is a Force for Good
It seems that in an effort to attract a larger audience to their already impressive intellectual and rhetorical displays, Intelligence Squared, the Oxford-style debate house, is taking a page from the RSA Animate playbook and animating some highlights from one of their most popular debates: whether the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world.The clip below features animated excerpts from Ann Widdecombe, who favors the motion, as well as from Stephen Fry, who's not exactly the biggest fan of the church :)
If that got your attention, you won't want to miss the entire debate, which also includes a spectacular performance by Chrisopher Hitchens.
- Bill Maher - Catholics Come Home Spoof
Once the most powerful institution in the world, the Catholic Church has been experiencing the number of its faithful dwindle over the past few decades. I won't speculate as to why this is the case, but the point is that this real estate power house...
- Christopher Hitchens & Tony Blair Debate On Religion
In a civilized and thought-provoking debate that took place just this past week in Toronto, former British Prime Minister and recent Catholic convert Tony Blair defended the motion that religion is a force for good in the world. Opposing the motion with...
- Stephen Fry - The Importance Of Philosophy And Unbelief
While I'm somewhat suspicious of actors--always pretending to be someone else :), I do tend to admire the good ones for their ability to convey and explore the spectrum of human possibilities. Still, they're not usually the first group to whom...
- A History Of Catholic Church Sex Scandals
The Catholic Church has recently found itself smack in the middle of the same controversy that we've all unfortunately become accustomed to hearing about over the past few years: perverted priests have been molesting children, and as usual, instead...
- Better Late Than Never...copernicus Reburied
"Copernicus reburied with full Catholic honours" 'Science and faith can be reconciled' by Lester Haines May 24th, 2010 The Register The remains of Nicolaus Copernicus were reburied on Saturday, with the Polish Catholic church out in force to...