If you are interested in the old debate, science versus religion, you might find very interesting this conversation between Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=6474278760369344626
It's worth watching and thinking about. It's just a pity that such an interesting interchange hasn't found space in any TV program yet. Perhaps the general public is more interested in the misrepresentation of religion nowadays than in a proper debate about these issues.
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Man... it was awesome and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteProbably one of the two or three best debates I have ever listened to.
I have to say that some of McGrat's answers didn't satisfy me at all, but anyway I've liked what he said very much.
I also have to say tha Dawkins' speech is great and, no, McGrath didn't really anwser the question about the child who didn't die in the earthquake. That was a bit disappointing because I have never listened to a good answer to the question of earthquakes (tsunamis, fires...) and God, and I was wondering that such a good speaker would give a good answer to the dilema.
Hey David!
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you in this blog. You have the honour of being the first person to comment ;)
I enjoyed the debate quite a lot the first time I listened to it. The most amazing thing, I thought, was the capacity both had to dialogue in a civilized manner, without stupid attacks of those we usually use when we feel out of place. They both seem to be able to talk like adults - something is not very common in our Christian world.
About the debate: I also feel a little frustration with some of McGrath's answers, although I think he is being coherent with his own understanding of how God and science fit together. For him, basically, they don't fit together but rather ocupy different realms of knowledge. I've thought about this quite a lot and still haven't found the best way to understand it. Because if God really exists, then he must exist somewhere... I suppose... and if he exists somewhere, then some day we may be able to find him? That's what Dawkins seems to point out more than once. Although he seems convinced that when we find him (if we do) he won't be the God of Christiniaty. That is indeed another kind of faith...
Thanks for comment, anyway...