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Complete video at: fora.tv Author Christopher Hitchens debates the Reverend Al Sharpton on the question of whether morality can exist in the absence of God. ----- A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens. Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time - the malignant force of religion in the world - Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned reading of the major religious texts, citing numerous historical instances in which sexual repression and outrageous acts of violence have been committed in the name of God. He argues for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble telescope's awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. -- NYPL Christopher Hitchens is an author, journalist and literary critic. Now living in Washington, DC, he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Nation and Slate; additionally, he is an occasional contributor to many other publications. Al Sharpton Jr. is a Pentecostal minister, a political activist, civil rights activist and film actor. In recent years, Sharpton has also become a perennial candidate in his quest for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. Author of

I have been attacked on this subject an awful lot and I find it so very fascinating that 'religious' people just do not understand that I can possess any kind of morality as I have no God to guide me. Absolute codshit! I live my life as a good person, because I want to, not because I fear God's wrath or an eternal punishment in Hell. I do not lie, I do not cheat and believe it or not, all because that is what I CHOOSE. I know right from wrong. It is in the best interests of Humankind to 'get along'. If we all killed each other off then we wouldn't be able to carry on generation after generation. Killing each other and doing harm goes against all of Evolution! It is increasingly disturbing that people of many religions seem to be exhibiting the Atheist = No Morals attitude AS IF without God there is a moral vacuum. I have heard first-hand Christians say that without God everyone would be rapists and child molesters because they definitely would if they weren't obeying some higher law. This is CODSHIT - morals only have real meaning when they come from a personal code, not a dusty old 2000 year old (and therefore extremely out of date) book. If you had no 'God' to guide you would you be a rampant killer?

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Just a little something I thought I'd try out. =) The Deluxe Wheel of Morality - a package big enough to rival anything they sell at Costco! Enjoy! PS Animaniacs Vol. 3 will be released on June 19, 2007!! Good Golly Miss Molly, the Warners are coming, the Warners are coming!

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What is morality? Does morality really exist, or is it a fantasy we made up - like the gods - to comfort ourselves and control others?

What is morality?

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www.ted.com Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the

Complete video at: fora.tv Philosopher Colin McGinn and theologian Denys Turner discuss the question of whether atheism can coexist with a sense of morality. Both agree that morality exists independently of divinity. ----- Journalist Susan Jacoby, philosopher Colin McGinn, and theologian Denys Turner explore questions such as: Is humanism another kind of religion? Is it religion's evolutionary future, rather than just one of several alternatives? What light does the recent scientific study of religion throw on these possibilities? How do the new humanists compare to the new atheists? Can an atheist identity be shaped by a positive ethic, or must it be primarily an anti-religious sentiment? How will the persistence of belief and disbelief, as well as the tension between them, shape thought and culture in the 21st century? - CUNY Colin McGinn (B.Phil., Oxford University), joined the UM Philosophy Department in 2006, having taught previously at University of London, University of Oxford, and Rutgers University. He was the recipient of the John Locke Prize at Oxford University in 1973. His research interests are in philosophy of mind (particularly consciousness, intentionality and imagination), metaphysics, ethics and philosophical logic. Denys Alan Turner is a British academic in the field of philosophy and theology. He is currently Professor of Historical Theology at Yale University having been appointed in 2005, previously having been Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at <b>...</b>

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UC Berkeley professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff explores how successful political debates are framed by using language targeted to people's values instead of their support for specific government programs in this public lecture sponsored by the Helen Edison Series at UC San Diego. Series:

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A section from Sam Harris' talk at the Beyond Belief 2 conference. Harris argues that religion obscures moral intuitions, using the case of stem cells. Check out The Science Network at thesciencenetwork.org

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March 8, 2010 on ABC (Australia) - Full Episode: bit.ly - via www.AtheistMedia.com

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Worshipping the Christian God requires shocking moral compromises that many of us are simply unwilling to make. Happy Easter! Video transcript: emptv.com twitter.com www.facebook.com myspace.comHonors for this video (19) #2 - Most Discussed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism #44 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Germany #9 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Australia #17 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Canada #11 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - United Kingdom #8 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Ireland #11 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - New Zealand #10 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Israel #16 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism #60 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Mexico #31 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - South Korea #15 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Netherlands #45 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Poland #98 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Hong Kong #34 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Czech Republic #4 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism - Sweden #2 - Top Favorited (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism #1 - Top Rated (Today)) - Nonprofits & Activism #9 - Top Rated (This Week)) - Nonprofits & Activism

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I explain how, through the study of Ethics, I came to believe that morality was something separate from God that He wanted us to discover using reason, evidence, and experience. All excerpts used in this video are either copyright-free or covered under

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PART ONE: THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER If you had to choose between (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing even though you knew that five people would die right before your eyes if you did nothingâ€”what would you do? What would be the right thing to do? Thats the hypothetical scenario Professor Michael Sandel uses to launch his course on moral reasoning. After the majority of students votes for killing the one person in order to save the lives of five others, Sandel presents three similar moral conundrumsâ€”each one artfully designed to make the decision more difficult. As students stand up to defend their conflicting choices, it becomes clear that the assumptions behind our moral reasoning are often contradictory, and the question of what is right and what is wrong is not always black and white. PART TWO: THE CASE FOR CANNIBALISM Sandel introduces the principles of utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, with a famous nineteenth century legal case involving a shipwrecked crew of four. After nineteen days lost at sea, the captain decides to kill the weakest amongst them, the young cabin boy, so that the rest can feed on his blood and body to survive. The case sets up a classroom debate about the moral validity of utilitarianismâ€”and its doctrine that the right thing to do is whatever produces

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This was a protest in which the morality of taxation was questioned. A number of peaceful individuals supported Joe as he paid his property tax in $1 bills. This afforded him and others time to ask challenging questions of the San Diego County Tax Collector, Dan McAllister. The idea was to bring to the government employees' attention the coercive nature of government. They said that no one had ever taken this sort of a stand in San Diego. The employees likely went home that night with more questions on their minds and more emotions churning in their bodies than they had experienced from a day's work before. This protest was inspired by Ian Freeman: www.youtube.com The language used was inspired by Wes Bertrand: www.completeliberty.com And the moral philosophy was inspired by Stefan Molyneux www.freedomainradio.com If you enjoyed the video subscribe to this channel so you can see the new liberty-oriented videos as they are made available. twitter.com

Is Taxation Moral?

This was the keynote speech on Darwin Day 2010 at Broward College in South Florida. I was supposed to land in Ft. Lauderdale a full day before I did, and I expected to use that time locked in my hotel room rehearsing and revising my presentation. But record snow falls in Dallas and Atlanta caused my flights to be cancelled, rescheduled, and rerouted through other airlines, all amidst the threat that both airports might have to close. Consequently, I spent all my prep time flitting between gates and calling sponsors trying to secure another flight. I ended up getting in absurdly late, and missing sleep. Then I went before a hundred scientists trying to freely recite a 6000 word speech that I refused to just stand there and read, although there were a couple moments that I wish I had done that. :-P

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John Corvino is a writer, speaker, and philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. For more about his work, go to www.johncorvino.com To purchase or watch the trailer for his new DVD, go to www.gaymoralist.com The clips here are excerpts from an hour-long talk.

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Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on morality at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Conference in Burbank, California. Dr. Thomson uses Francis Collins' claim that morality is proof of God as a jumping-off point to discuss what we know about how morality works and where it came from. The conference was co-sponosored by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, which brought in several well-known scientists to give talks. Download Quicktime (720p HD): c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com Other talks by Dr. Andy Thomson: Why We Believe in Gods: www.youtube.com

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Developer: EA Montreal Release: Q4 2009 Genre: Third-person Platform: PS3/X360 Publisher: EA Salem and Rios are back, this time in Shanghai, China as a disaster engulfs the city. As the two men try to survive, they discover the catastrophes are being orchestrated to eliminate Shanghai one piece at a time. FOR MORE MACHINIMA GOTO: www.youtube.com

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Sam Harris @ TEDtalks (Part 2/3): The moral landscape. Can science answer moral questions? --- Please subscribe to Science & Reason: â€¢ www.youtube.com â€¢ www.youtube.com â€¢ www.youtube.com --- Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. â€¢ www.ted.com --- Sam Harris has been identified as one of the

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