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I for one did not get anything out of that discussion. Dawkins' and Dennett's arguments I have heard a number of times before. The opposing arguments I have also heard before. What wrecked the discussion was that ( as RD notes above) none of the infantile "I can't think of a reason for X, ergo Yahweh" types of fluff were allowed to be demolished properly. Part of it was because of the moderator, part of it because there were too many people on stage for a mere 45 minutes.
Whereas RD and DD complement each other well, the two theists were only able to crowd the discussion with unsubstatiated idiocy.
Apparently it didnt help my mood to listen to this.
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