Atheist vs. believer
• Skeptics & Atheists
From a debate at the University of Montana:
A God exists:
“God is a person,” Swinburne said. “He too has beliefs and purposes and makes choices.”
But God is unlike us, Swinburne said, in his omnipotence, omniscience and his absolute freedom.
No, it doesn't:
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” Tabash said.
Tabash questioned why miracles only occurred in pre-scientific times, and invited Christ back to be re-crucified in today’s world to test the validity of his resurrection.
“Why not today?” Tabash asked. “If God used pillars of fire and miracles and plagues to get the Jews out of Egypt, why didn’t the same God do that to get the Jews out of Auschwitz?”
Brendan Leonard, Montana Kaimin: Debate swings between religious dogma Monday