Dr Craig the Veritas Forum does a lot of good work in apologetics and philosophy

you've been on the Veritas Forum a couple of times there's a recent one where

they had a Christian, an atheist, and a Muslim speak.

Thought we would look at the atheist student who brings in some of the latest things that

atheist students and his peers are thinking

about and have you interact.

His name is Matt Munros from McMaster University. And here is his presentation on truth and science and

exploration. So atheism the modern world has a plethora of religions and worldviews.

All religions in some way require faith to validate the assumption of some sort of

celestial dictator.

That's obviously an extremely prejudicial and pejorative characterization of religion.

I can't imagine any sociologist accepting that as a definition.

A dictator?

A dictator and using faith to validate it.

Both of those are pejorative claims that one shouldn't just allow to pass by without challenging.

Looks like from the get-go we're going to deal with the old problem of how you define faith and it's going to be radically different.

Yes, and it's sad that the presentation begins on such a tainted note, so obviously slanted in its perspective.

For the sake of clarity, the working definition that I refer to is a strong belief in the doctrines of religion

based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. Since Francis Bacon introduced

the philosophical concept of empiricism, science and religion have had an arduous interrelated past.

Today, atheism is an ever-growing community of skeptics from all walks of life.

Before presenting my argument, I'd like to of skeptics from all walks of life.

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