OK, a few things to ask yourself when watching any debate.
1. Who has organised and funded the debate.
2. Who is chairing the debate.
3. Is it edited, and if so who is organising the editing.
4. What are the biases if any of those mentioned above.
I'd lastly like to mention that Dawkins is by proffession an evolutionary biologist so can only really argue science with proficiency in that area, not sure about Hitchins, so when drawn into any other area of science he is outside his comfort zone.
I'm sure others can add plenty more things to watch out for and consider.
All the best
Chris
P.S. By Heisenbergs uncertainty principle matter can come into and out of existence.
1. Who has organised and funded the debate.
2. Who is chairing the debate.
3. Is it edited, and if so who is organising the editing.
4. What are the biases if any of those mentioned above.
I'd lastly like to mention that Dawkins is by proffession an evolutionary biologist so can only really argue science with proficiency in that area, not sure about Hitchins, so when drawn into any other area of science he is outside his comfort zone.
I'm sure others can add plenty more things to watch out for and consider.
All the best
Chris
P.S. By Heisenbergs uncertainty principle matter can come into and out of existence.
Archeologists near mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a
missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in
Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to
read "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are
fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
coincidental." - Newsreader in 'Red Dwarf 2: Better Than Life'
missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in
Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to
read "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are
fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
coincidental." - Newsreader in 'Red Dwarf 2: Better Than Life'
