The other day I was reading a blog that piqued my interest on a debate between Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens, a Christian and Atheist debater, respectively. Naturally, I googled them to find out more which led me to these debates on Youtube. The entire debate spans over 90 minutes so it’s a bit lengthy but well worth the watch.
“Hitchens, D’Souza Debate Book TV”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NduvegITQ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NduvegITQ
I thought both sides had some pretty good points based on their perspectives. I would love to see the both of them sit down for a day and just work through their entire lifetime of experiences that has brought them to where they’re at now. I guess, for me, it always comes back to the relational aspect. As riveting as the debate is, I’d love to see some sort of connection beyond arguing. Personally, I don’t think you’re ever going to convince or win over someone like Hitchens with words or debate alone. There has to be something beyond that. A supernatural experience perhaps? Or maybe just genuine, Christian love.
One of the things I’m not fond of during debates/arguments is it’s hard to sympathize with the opposing side without somehow conveying that as weakness or guilt. Neither side can really give any slack or even function in humility because it’s viewed as defeat. Although, I think it goes a long way to own up for the things we haven’t got right. When you have a certain level of honesty and transparency to you I think people feel more comfortable and can drop their guard. Again, it brings it closer to this relational aspect I care so much about.
So if anyone actually has the time to watch the debate in its entirety or has previously seen it I’d love to see what you think.
Note: the debate spans ten separate ten minute videos so be sure to find and view them in sequential order.
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