lukeprog comments on The Limits of Intelligence and Me: Domain Expertise - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lukeprog 07 December 2013 05:35:12PM *  11 points [-]

Filling in some details of the quote, since I was involved...

I was one of the atheists who said that (theist) William Lane Craig beat (atheist) Christopher Hitchens soundly, here and here. Also, I doubt the "Bloggingheads folks" said that Hitchens should have prepared more — that's what I and perhaps other public atheists said.

Also, if someone doesn't already believe that debates are mostly about debating skill (e.g. using the clock) rather than argument quality, a quick review of how Craig routinely dominates atheists in debates, while arguing not just for theism but also for Christian particularism, might change one's mind.

Comment author: passive_fist 12 December 2013 09:04:26AM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the link, I had never seen that debate before. I agree with the assessment that Hitchens was rambling and incoherent. Most of Craig's points could have had very simple, one-sentence refutations.