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A review by davidjme
Hitchens vs. Blair: Be It Resolved Religion Is a Force for Good in the World: The Munk Debates by Tony Blair, Christopher Hitchens
1.0
To me, the whole thing was more interesting as a set of speeches by two well-known public figures than anything else. A wonky debate format - 7 minute presentations, 4 minute rebuttals, a full hour(!) of questions - made for slim arguments and slimmer interactions. I don't understand why the burden-of-proof free Hitchens opened the debate, too.
As a theist, I'd give the win to the negative side (Religion is NOT a force for good), mostly because Blair never bothered to respond to half of Hitchens's case. Though, to be honest, the debate went round in circles for so long that I'd need to have a bit of a lie down first.
As a theist, I'd give the win to the negative side (Religion is NOT a force for good), mostly because Blair never bothered to respond to half of Hitchens's case. Though, to be honest, the debate went round in circles for so long that I'd need to have a bit of a lie down first.