Interview tonight with Ray Comfort...interesting atheism book...questions?

dpakman91 · 02-18-2009, 01:14 PM

I'm interviewing this guy:

Ray Comfort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

About this book:

Amazon.com: You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence,...
Amazon.com: You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence,...

Anything specific i should bring up?

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 01:23 PM

The reviews are cracking me up. Seems most people who "read" the book had already decided and weren't going to be swayed either way. Makes me wonder why they'd bother in the first place.

Stylerod · 02-18-2009, 01:59 PM

Ask him if he takes every part of the bible literally, or if there is room for interpretation.

Scrum · 02-18-2009, 02:10 PM

I love the title of his book considering there is zero evidence of an intelligent creator.

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Scrum

I love the title of his book considering there is zero evidence of an intelligent creator.

I'd say the evidence is all around us. It's hard for me to believe everything we know of came into being purely by chance.

wanna be drummer · 02-18-2009, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

I'd say the evidence is all around us. It's hard for me to believe everything we know of came into being purely by chance.

Coming from you, I must admit that I'm a little shocked

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by wanna be drummer

Coming from you, I must admit that I'm a little shocked

Why's that?

dpakman91 · 02-18-2009, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Scrum

I love the title of his book considering there is zero evidence of an intelligent creator.

hey says he can prove god exists

wanna be drummer · 02-18-2009, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

Why's that?

I dont know, you just seem like the atheist type to me. Not sure why.

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by wanna be drummer

I dont know, you just seem like the atheist type to me. Not sure why.

Ouch.

Phantom · 02-18-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by dpakman91

hey says he can prove god exists

that should be a good proof for your interview. I'm sure it's not terribly complex...

dpakman91 · 02-18-2009, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Phantom

that should be a good proof for your interview. I'm sure it's not terribly complex...

wanna be drummer · 02-18-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

Ouch.

Why ouch? I meant no offense of course

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by wanna be drummer

Why ouch? I meant no offense of course

Didn't think you did. I just don't like the idea I give off the exact opposite impression of what I believe somehow.

wanna be drummer · 02-18-2009, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

Didn't think you did. I just don't like the idea I give off the exact opposite impression of what I believe somehow.

I'm a religious guy myself, but I don't just find too many libertarians jumping on the bandwagon I guess.

stolz25 · 02-18-2009, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by wanna be drummer

I'm a religious guy myself, but I don't just find too many libertarians jumping on the bandwagon I guess.

Yeah, I'd thank Ayn Rand for that. Her books are by far the best libertarian fiction, but she couldn't keep her obvious atheist overtones to a minimum. Kinda sad, she could have reached a much wider audience. There are plenty of counter examples though, Ron Paul is a good one.

wanna be drummer · 02-18-2009, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by stolz25

Yeah, I'd thank Ayn Rand for that. Her books are by far the best libertarian fiction, but she couldn't keep her obvious atheist overtones to a minimum. Kinda sad, she could have reached a much wider audience. There are plenty of counter examples though, Ron Paul is a good one.

Oh of course. There are definitely religious libertarians out there. I'm just saying that from my personal experiences, I haven't met a whole lot of us.

JaJae · 02-18-2009, 04:54 PM

A lot of the reviews question his factual information on evolution and his understanding of modern scientific concepts. While his religious background may be strong, I have had difficulty finding his educational background.

I'd ask him what level of education he has obtained, what he majored in what makes him qualified to discuss religious and scientific ideologies. Having a strong understanding in one area doesn't make someone an expert on the other. Has he ever taken a Biology class outside of high school? I can't quickly find that information online and I would be interested to hear what kind of scientific background he has since he is attacking scientific theory. In order for him to write a book on these issues he should be able to prove his education level for both sides of the arguments.