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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Poison or Cure? Religious Belief in the Modern World

Video of a debate, dialogue, and discussion with Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath at Georgetown Univeristy via RichardDawkins.net. Poison or Cure is a false dichotomy, becuase Religion is a man-made, two-edged sword.



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