Carrier is breathtakingly knowledgeable about so many fields

carrier one of the most brilliant men on the planet

Another victory for the atheists

Why are the talking to Carrier about biochemistry and biophysics? Also, life wasn't an 'accident', it was inevitable given the conditions of the planet.

Wow so many atheist questions in this audience in a church. More and more closeted non-believers every day.

Come Reason Ministries may want to consider pulling this down from the net....... it's embarassing and confusing for all but the most dim-witted christians.

How can theists question the odds of order coming about, then go on to say well a god existed to create it? Don't they see that this is necessarily circular? Is God orderly? How can he be orderly without a creator to cause it? Pffft. Order does in fact need mind, but that's the mind that observes that there's order. Order is what humans project into the world

The best exposition of how Hitler (and other early 20th century people) became completely confused about the implications of The Origin of Species is S.J. Gould's "William Jennings Bryan's Last Campaign," published in his book Bully for Brontosaurus. It might be online. Darwin's writing about competition between species for dominance in a particular environmental niche and competition between individuals of a species to pass on their genes cannot rationally be interpreted as implying that might is right.

I don't understand the fine tuning argument. Couldn't God let us to grow corn on mars if he wanted us to?

Listen to theists talking physics can be very painful

The Ark, Exodus and creation story have been proven impossible by scientific research and a god would not allow a pack of lies to be written about he, she or it. We have no clue what god is and should stop theorizing and lying about what god is.

Poor Lenny.

The theists are fighting a losing battle but are not smart enough to see it. Dennis Prager, a very smart man, simply loses his intelligence when it comes to religious questions. He may be right, however, that we're better off believing in God than not, but simply cannot see that being better off is no proof of God's existence. How can such a smart man be so unclear in his thought?

Devil can use talented man to deceived people.

God never killed right? Kinda think you did the side-step dance on that one. Thou shalt not kill ... unless you are God. Endorsing any position on murder, God or not, is what gives war it's moral rational.

Riveting debate? Seemed more like Richard Carrier spanking silly Christians.

The Gathering of the Jews Numerous biblical prophecies foretold of the re-gathering of Israel as a nation. Approximately 2,700 years ago, God revealed to the prophet Ezekiel a "Valley of Dry Bones" (Ezekiel Chapter 37). God spoke of these bones (the Jews) gathered together and covered with flesh and muscles (re-gathered from the nations) with life being breathed into them (a dead nation brought to life once again). "Then he said to me, 'Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, 'We have become old, dry bones - all hope is gone.' Now give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again. Then I will bring you back to the land of Israel. When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord." Ezekiel 37:11-13 (NLT) Beginning in the late 19th Century, the birth of the Zionist movement culminated in the gradual emigration of Jews from all over the world to resettle the land of Israel. Each decade the number of returning Jews increased, until finally the nation of Israel came to life once again in 1948. Israel Becomes a Nation in a Single Day God foretold long ago that after He brought His scattered people out from among the nations, He would declare them to be a nation in a single day: "'Who has ever seen or heard of anything as strange as this? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem's birth pains begin, the baby will be born; the nation will come forth. Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?' asks the Lord. 'No! I would never keep this nation from being born,' says your God." Isaiah 66:8-9 (NLT) This is exactly what happened on May 14, 1948. Having been brought to the brink of extinction by the horrors of the Holocaust, facing persecution around the world, and surrounded by their enemies, the Jewish people gathered together in Israel and declared themselves a nation in a single day. The United States recognized Israel as a nation on that same day, and Israel's victories in the wars since have solidified their place among the nations of the world. Israel an Object of Scorn in the Last Days The prophet Zechariah noted the following would be true of Israel in the last days: "I will make Jerusalem and Judah like an intoxicating drink to all the nearby nations that send their armies to besiege Jerusalem. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden for the world. None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed." Zechariah 12:2-3 (NLT) The rebirth of Israel in 1948 has been accompanied by constant war and conflict with surrounding Muslim nations. The main focus of world attention today concerns Israel's relationship with its neighbors. Just as God foretold, Israel has become a "burdensome stone" for the world's political leaders. The majority of the Islamic countries surrounding Israel have made it clear their primary goal is the destruction of Israel. However, God has made it clear that Israel is here to stay. The War of Gog/Magog In the last days, Russia and a coalition of Muslim nations led by Iran will gather a horde of armies together in an effort to wipe Israel off the map. Israel will appear defenseless in the face of this massive invasion force with none of its worldly allies willing to come to its defense. However, God is Israel's greatest ally, and He vows to make his presence known to the entire world by supernaturally destroying the armies arrayed against Israel: "Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you will rouse yourself. You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, and you will cover the land like a cloud. This will happen in the distant future. I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you. Then all the nations will know that I am the Lord." Ezekiel 38:14-16 (NLT)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 112:1 Say: He, Allah, is One. 112:2 Allah is He on Whom all depend. 112:3 He begets not, nor is He begotten; 112:4 And none is like Him.

According to Islam Jesus P was human being, prophet and messenger sent by Al Mighty Creator The Only True Unique Uncreated UCaused Cause GOD =ALLAH,