Colbert & Dawkins debate the existence of God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9EiSJaXww
How much do I love this video? I don’t even think I can quantify it. Dawkins had me at “You’re an atheist about all those other gods; some of us just take it one god further.”

Major kudos to both Colbert and Dawkins for the intelligent design (ha) of this debate.

7 Responses to “Colbert & Dawkins debate the existence of God”

    7 Responses to “Colbert & Dawkins debate the existence of God”

    1. Avatarknekkebjoern
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      Very nice :) I’ve been a fan of Dawkins for a long time, ever since I read The Selfish Gene. Gonna have to go get this one from the library soon.

      You posted it twice, by the way.

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    2. Avatarknekkebjoern
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      Damn, I am number 22 on the waiting list for that book at the local library. Guess I’ll go buy it.

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    3. Avatarkateo
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      The double-posting thing is irritating — I can’t believe how long it took to show up!

      Anyway, yeah, I’ll have to read some of his stuff. Very cool.

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    4. Avatarmouseman
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      Apparently Colbert does actually believe in God, go to church, and he even teaches Sunday school.

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    5. Avatarkateo
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      Wow, interesting! I looked around for more about that and found this blog entry with an excerpt of the transcript of his interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air:

      Mr. COLBERT: This Week in God is–you know, This Week in God is, for me, a tightrope, because I–while I’m, you know, not a particularly religious person, I do go to church, which makes me kind of odd for my profession. You know, most people can’t understand why I do, other comedians.

      It makes me respect him all the more for allowing his own faith to be confronted and disputed on his show.

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    6. Avatarhuashan
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    7. Avatarmorrolan70
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      Kinda goes along the lines of “those who [insert choice of religious belief] are usually the most qualified to poke fun at [aforementioned religious belief]“, eh?

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