tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615110003712970052009-02-20T18:49:13.938-05:00"Our greatest resource is the mind, and the mind is not well-trained by being taught to assume what has to be proved." -Christopher Hitchens <br><br> "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." -The First Amendment to the United States ConstitutionCritical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-79148366513033071112008-02-08T16:03:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:06:03.789-05:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vnMYL8sF7bQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vnMYL8sF7bQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Reposted from:<br /><a href="http://blog.92y.org/index.php/weblog/item/rabbi_shmuley_boteach_and_christopher_hitchens_full_god_debate_video/" target="_">http://blog.92y.org/index.php/weblog/item/rabbi_shmuley_boteach_and_christopher_hitchens_full_god_debate_video/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-7914836651303307111?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-44151840719008308442008-02-06T18:56:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:58:12.672-05:00<a href="http://www.cctv.com/program/e_dialogue/20080103/103997.shtml" target="_">http://www.cctv.com/program/e_dialogue/20080103/103997.shtml</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-4415184071900830844?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-17528254756525301092008-01-28T23:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:31:06.759-05:00<a href="http://russell.sveinbjorn.org/" target="_">The Bertrand Russell Audio Archive</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-1752825475652530109?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-1463441582160855832008-01-13T20:58:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:40:25.023-05:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/01/08/VI2008010802108.html?hpid=topnews" target="_">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/01/08/VI2008010802108.html?hpid=topnews</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-146344158216085583?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-82158356660811993862008-01-12T18:58:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:04:37.867-05:001<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7595034233907638197&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />2<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-6625651799067915732&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />3<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-1354162286993445968&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />4<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3720939638863558052&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br /><br />Reposted from:<br /><a href="http://www.michaelshermer.com/2007/02/dinesh-shermer-debate3/" target="_"> http://www.michaelshermer.com/2007/02/dinesh-shermer-debate3/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-8215835666081199386?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-1432494135182675042008-01-12T18:54:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:58:45.964-05:00<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin" target="_">'The Moral Instinct'</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-143249413518267504?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-28391302424825983972008-01-04T22:14:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:16:16.426-05:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ayst78EjjS0&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ayst78EjjS0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-2839130242482598397?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-89578420257001676122008-01-04T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:14:40.368-05:00<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img 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none;" cite="http://video.google.com/videohosted?docid=-747701990399986353"><br />The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CB8B0432-000C-4B27-8ADF-B7A64332B065/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content213852.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-8957842025700167612?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-30018458812436702162007-12-18T22:13:00.000-05:002007-12-18T22:15:53.721-05:00<a href="http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief/watch/" target="_">Beyond Belief 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief2/" target="_">Beyond Belief 2</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-3001845881243670216?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-35291101748428494842007-12-18T21:59:00.000-05:002007-12-18T22:02:18.095-05:00<a href="http://www.bringyou.to/CraigAtkinsDebate.mp3" target="_">http://www.bringyou.to/CraigAtkinsDebate.mp3</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-3529110174842849484?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-86624494724596690912007-12-18T16:28:00.000-05:002007-12-18T16:30:44.383-05:00<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7828694369498250605&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br />Reposted from:<br /><a href="http://atheistdebate.org/" target="_">http://atheistdebate.org/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-8662449472459669091?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-6825155382244185172007-12-15T10:58:00.000-05:002007-12-18T16:28:15.842-05:00Hour 1<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-869630813464694890&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Hour 2<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-225595257312538919&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Reposted from: <a href="http://richarddawkins.net/article,2025,THE-FOUR-HORSEMEN,Discussions-With-Richard-Dawkins-Episode-1-RDFRS" target="_">http://richarddawkins.net/article,2025,THE-FOUR-HORSEMEN,Discussions-With-Richard-Dawkins-Episode-1-RDFRS<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-682515538224418517?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-46865050141480854892007-12-12T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:39:27.493-05:00<a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/123857.html" target="_">And Everybody Hates the Atheists</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-4686505014148085489?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-30907035680722262792007-12-10T21:13:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:15:19.836-05:00<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2179404/" target="_">Holy Nonsense: Mitt Romney's Windy, Worthless Speech</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-3090703568072226279?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-25995105451887406402007-12-10T21:09:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:12:32.933-05:00<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7130000/newsid_7135200/7135231.stm?bw=nb&mp=rm&news=1&bbcws=1" target="_">video</a><br /><br />Reposted from:<br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/talking_point_programme/default.stm#" target="_">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/talking_point_programme/default.stm#</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://richarddawkins.net/article,1983,Richard-Dawkins-on-Have-Your-Say,BBC" target="_">http://richarddawkins.net/article,1983,Richard-Dawkins-on-Have-Your-Say,BBC</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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Hanukkah</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-3612396446147346711?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-26820192752720876792007-12-03T15:31:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:32:48.120-05:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bAejscXAui4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bAejscXAui4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-2682019275272087679?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-74228383731605307202007-11-26T21:41:00.000-05:002007-11-26T21:42:24.934-05:00<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html" target="_">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/program.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-7422838373160530720?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-91001284902643964822007-11-26T21:24:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:39:57.922-05:00<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2178568/" target="_"> http://www.slate.com/id/2178568/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-86242443705078573082007-11-08T18:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:57:05.572-05:00<a href="http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/4300" target="_">http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/4300</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/261511000371297005-8624244370507857308?l=thinking-critically.blogspot.com'/></div>Critical Thinkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175279279336304088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261511000371297005.post-50946261585506776142007-11-06T20:24:00.000-05:002007-11-06T20:27:08.613-05:00Part one<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/huEMVJb4Js8&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/huEMVJb4Js8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 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