Beyond Belief

No – not a clumsy reference to the Emlyn Williams book, or a glancing reference to the current media killer-feeding-frenzy preoccupying the UK at the moment (How did they find his MySpace so quickly, Why were the police digging up his garden before anyone was reported missing, why did they, as ever, find absolutely nothing until the media spelled it out for them, how did they get an interview with him prior to arrest – In short – who is hiding what from whom and why?)

No, this is simply the title of the conference I jumped to from Arts and Letters Daily. I heartily recommend session 9 which features Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins going head to head with Melvin Konner and Jim Woodward. Its around 2 hours long, but absolutely riveting – especially once the presentations are over and they start sparring; empiricism versus impassioned, informed versus convinced…

Beyond Belief

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