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Originally Posted by Thor
Don't underestimate the skills of Blair a seasoned political star in his own right, to debate strongly against hitchens.
If you guys haven't seen it the Intelligence squared debates did "Is the Catholic church a force for good in this world," with Hitchens and Stephen Fry absolutely massacring the other side in a great debate.
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Wow, I was thinking I'd half watch Fry's comments but ended up watching the whole debate - actually watching it, not just having it on in the background. That was one lopsided affair.
I'm still not 100% convinced that the RCC is not a force for good in the utilitarian sense, but that's because I don't know the equation for how many orphans you have to save for every homosexual you exclude. Or how many Africans you need to feed to balance out the ones you let rot of AIDS because condoms are immoral.
Also that bit during the questions regarding moral relativism destroyed me. At 9:05.