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The science network website (link below) hosts the Beyond Belief 2007 conference and many other fascinating lectures and interviews with scientists.

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Did you need to hear their death agonies to know your omnipotence?

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  • Author: theinquisitor

Tags: benevolence  christ  christianity  evil  god  omnipotence  prayer  suffering 

Why would an all powerful benevolent god allow so much suffering? This unanswerable question is summarised in the following clip from the series Deadwood, where a doctor prays for a minister who is suffering from the tortuous effects of a stroke. I find the argument that "god works in mysterious...

How Double Blind Clinical Trials Are Done

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  • Author: theinquisitor

Tags: blind  clinical  critical  double  medical  science  test  thinking  trials 

Clip from the 40 minute video introduction to critical thinking called "Here Be Dragons", written and presented by Brian Dunning. http://herebedragonsmovie.com Link to full documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKdG7yGi0KA This clip explains the vigourous process of double blind...

Douglas Adams on Technology, Zoology and the Future

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  • Author: theinquisitor

Tags: adams  douglas  fiction  internet  perspective  sci-fi  science  technology  zoology 

Clips from an interview in 2001 with Douglas Adams. He talks about the relationship between science and science-fiction, the importance of a positive perspective on the future and the nature of "technology that works". He also talks about his project called "Last Chance to See" where he travelled...

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Dillahunty Vs God

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  • Author: PostITnoteGUY

Tags: Atheism  atheist  Dillahunty  experience  God  Matt  the 

For those of you who don't know him, Matt Dillahunty is one of the hosts of 'The Atheist Experience' public access TV show, 'The Non-Prophets' radio show and is the president of the Austin Community of Atheists (ACA). He's brilliant and funny and when he goes off it's like Hitchens on crack....

King Hypocrite

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  • Author: Sadochrist

Tags: argument  aronra  atheism  christ  creationism  design  evolution  flaws  hovind  immoral  intelligent  islam  kent  puppet  religion  science  Thunderf00t  venomfangx 

venomfangx's arguments hold no real water when it comes to evolution. Many thanks to my sources Thunderf00t youtube.com/thunderf00t Aronra http://au.youtube.com/aronra and atheist experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/

The Bad Astronomer on Preston & Steve (1 of 3)

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  • Author: morsec0de

Tags: and  astronomy  bad  death  from  james  phil  plait  preston  randi  science  skeptic  skies  steve  the 

Phil Plait, President of the James Randi Educational Foundation and the Bad Astronomer called in to my local morning show, "Preston & Steve". (Thanks, in small part, to a few well placed emails from yours truly.) Here is part 1 of his interview. Parts 2 and 3 are forthcoming.