Atheism and Its Critics

The God Delusion
05.31.2009
(was 06.22.2008)

Atheists have been called the most hated minority in America, but recent atheist manifestos by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris have all made the bestseller list. Have these atheists changed our thinking about religion? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, the New Atheism with Richard Dawkins and two of his critics.

  1. John Haught on Problems with Atheism

    John Haught believes these so called "new atheists" simply don't measure up to the old athiests like Nietzsche and Camus.

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  2. Richard Dawkins on Atheism

    The world's most famous atheist, Richard Dawkins, author of "The God Delusion," visits with Steve Paulson and demonstrates why he's been called "Darwin's rottweiler."

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  3. Alister McGrath on Science and Theology

    Alister McGrath, a historical theologian at Oxford, shares Dawkins' interest in science, but little else. He and Steve Paulson talk about the role of religious zealotry.

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  4. Jenny Phillips on "The Dhamma Brothers"

    The film "The Dhamma Brothers" tells the story of a program which brought several Buddhist teachers to maximum security Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama to train a group of inmates in Vapassana meditation.

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  5. Brad Hirschfield on "You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right"

    Brad Hirschfield was once a religious fanatic. He was one of a small number of Jewish settlers living in Hebron, in the middle of thousands of Palestinians.

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