Q&A part VII of the Hitchens vs. Turek debate at...
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Q&A part VII of the Hitchens vs. Turek debate at VCU, VA. Full debate: http://www.vimeo.com/1904911
Hitchens repeats a strong anti-theist point: if you do a moral deed "for god" it is done for a reward or out of fear but not out of empathy or solidarity -it thus abolishes morality, individual choice etc.
Tureks stupidity (or the credulity of his followers) forces this repetition upon us, his point about the immorality of materialism is old as well. I would guess it is a (corrupted) version of the "argument from despair" against naturalism: humans are supposedly not able to live decently without a "cosmic meaning of life".
Also cringeworthy is Tureks announcement that he stops believing in Christianity if the body of Christ is discovered (!?).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_naturalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_consequences
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