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03-15-2010 12:34 AM |
Attended a debate today at CalTech between atheists Michael Shermer and Sam Harris, vs believers Deepak Chopra and Jean Houston on the future of god. Deepak was the only one I'd even heard of, but I figured go see what they have to say. Turns out Sam Harris is very funny, a good speaker, was very focused, and respectful of the other side.
Deepak was kind of peeved from the start, and seems doesn't do well in an arena where he has to defend himself. He was asked to come up with reasons for belief, and I think the reality is that belief is something that can't be taught, only experienced. But he wouldn't say that... he kept trying to use quantum physics somehow to justify belief and it wasn't working. And he refused to give a direct answer to anything.
And I had a shift at work tonight, loading out Drowsy Chaperone. Their record fastest load-out time was two hours and twenty minutes. Tonight's time: 2:09. Yay us!
So now I'm home and I have beer and I will have a warm bed to crawl into. The craziness starts again in the morning.
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