The God Delusion ........ an interview.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Kirk: " As I get ready for church today, I kept wondering if those interviews would be good material for young Christians to look at and struggle with."

Why would his interviews be good material for young Christians to look at and to struggle with ?

Come on, surely you'd prefer them to hear both sides, rather than just be indoctrinated! Let them make their own mind up.

Originally posted by kirksey957
To get them to think. Young people today like simple answers. They don't want to struggle. They want to be around like-minded people.

Which statements made in this interview make you think ?

Originally posted by scottishinnz
Come on, surely you'd prefer them to hear both sides, rather than just be indoctrinated! Let them make their own mind up.

.... both sides ? Do you really think there are just two ?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Which statements made in this interview make you think ?

Tell the truth. You really don't think I have the capacity to think, do you?

Originally posted by kirksey957
Tell the truth. You really don't think I have the capacity to think, do you?

Surprise me ......

Originally posted by ivanhoe
.... both sides ? Do you really think there are just two ?

God vs. no God. Yup. Two just about covers it.

I would rather present to my children more credible people like the scientist John Polkinghorne:

Two interviews with him:

http://www.crosscurrents.org/polkinghorne.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s18054.htm

Titles by Revd. Dr. John Polkinghorne:

http://www.starcourse.org/jcp/books.html
and sites like these:

"The Faraday Institute
for Science and Religion"

http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Lectures.php

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Surprise me ......

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, the prosecution rests.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Ladies and gentleman of the jury, the prosecution rests.

... and a goodnight to you, Captain Kirk.