Cspan2, television for serious readers. After words is on vocational law las vegas at the freedom fast Libertarian Convention we are talking with authors here and now we want to introduce you to one. This is hyrum lewis who teaches at byu in idaho. Heres the cover of his book there is a god there is a god how to respond to atheism in the last days. I want to start with those last words. In the last days, were you referencing . Im referencing a specific faith tradition. Obviously theres a lot of work in apologetics coming out the new atheists have gotten very aggressive in the 21st century. Who are the new atheists . They usually talk about the four horsemen, Richard Dawkins is most notable, he wrote a book called god delusion but he has some calm prayers, sam harris, Christopher Hitchens just passed on and then Daniel Bennett of tuscan university. The call in the four horsemen of the atheist apocalypse. There aggressive and angry. The old atheist of the 20th century was much more live
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Talk with others here and now we want to introduce you to one. This is hyrum lewis who teaches at byu in idaho. Heres his cover of his book there is a god. I want to start with those last words. In the last days. What are you referencing . Yes, im referencing a specific faith tradition. Theres a lot of work in apologetics coming out they had gotten aggressive in the 21st century. Who are the new atheists . Used to talk about the four horsemen. Richard [inaudible] wrote a book and sam harris and Christopher Hitchens just passed on and [inaudible] they call them the four horsemen of the easiest apocalypse. They are aggressive and angry. Its much more lets live in i cant believe but if you want to believe that your business and its probably good for you but the new atheists will have none of this. They will say i dont believe in i will make sure no one else please either and i will crusade to try to distort everyones faith. And so, part of it is plain the new atheists but im not talking a
This is hyrum lewis who teaches at dy you in idaho and heres the cover of his book, there is a god how to respond to atheism in the last days. I want to start with those last words. In the last days, what are you referencing . Referencing a specific faith tradition. Theres a lot of work coming out, the new atheist has been aggressive in the 21st century. Host who are the new atheists . Guest they talked about the four horseman. Sam harris, Christopher Hitchens passed on and daniel bennett, call them the force and of the atheist apocalypse. They are aggressive and angry. The old idea of the 20th century was much more live and let live. The idea that i cant believe but if you want to believe that is your business. I dont believe and im going to make sure nobody else believes it and im on a crusade to destroy faith. Part of it is the apocalyptic talking about the last trying to broaden the scope of apologetics. A catholic tradition goes back to st. Thomas aquinas that they make philosophi