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I'm on Iran's 24hr news channel

I was at a philosophy of religion conference in Tehran, Iran last week - invited as an atheist to speak to and engage with assembled philosophers, cleric. etc.

I appeared briefly on TV - unfortunately the bit of the interview they chose to broadcast was misleading as they cut the "but"...

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Stephen Law said…
Thanks - very interesting
Miles Rind said…
You follow the redoubtable example of Arthur Frampton—"I've been on Persian radio!" (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
Stephen Law said…
They weren't interested in my buttocks, though.

Also, Chris de Burgh! http://freethoughts.org/archives/000581.php
Unknown said…
I love this snippet:

2) CdeB has sung only one song which has something to do with Iran: "Eastern Wind." Surprisingly, this song, and in fact the whole album (album is called "Eastern Wind" too), is one his least popular songs in Iran.
daz365 said…
I don't know if you are aware. but the latest reasonable doubt podcast contains a debate between Chris Hallquist and Randal Rauser, where the EGC is mentioned.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/reasonabledoubts/2014/01/18/rd-extra-debate-is-belief-in-god-irrational-chris-hallquist-vs-randal-rauser/
Stephen Law said…
I note Rauser: 38.40 says that my evil god challenge is this:

If the world is consistent with both god and super evil being, why believe god exists rather than in an evil god?

It isn't that, as I explained to Rauser on his blog, (see my first comment - to which Rauser responds)

http://randalrauser.com/2011/10/where-stephen-law-goes-wrong-with-his-evil-god-argument/

It is therefore very puzzling that Rauser would now repeat this misunderstanding of my argument. Has he a bad memory, did he not understand my point (which was very clear), or is he intellectually dishonest?
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