Does God Exist?

Written by sounddezine

While channel surfing last night, I came across something interesting. ABC Nightline was featuring a debate between Christians Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort, and atheists Brian Sapient and Kelly, who call themselves “the Rational Response Squad”. What ensued was 90 minutes of heated debate, where topics like Creation vs evolution and origin of morality and evil were discussed, all in an effort to prove/disprove the existence of God. The mixed audience in attendance at Calvary Baptist Church in midtown Manhattan also took part in the debate by posing tough questions to the panel. In an interview post debate, Kirk Cameron noted that while the evening had not gone as well as they had hoped, they were encourage by the fact that they were able to hold such a public debate with a vast audience. See clips of the debate here.
The debate over whether God exists or not will continue despite our best efforts for or against. While the nature of a debate necessitates the participants to be diametrically opposed in their opinions, I believe debates of this kind are helpful to those who are somewhere in the middle, undecided and needing more information. What I am most encouraged about is that this debate was broadcast on mainstream television, where serious discussion of God seems to be taboo. Do you think these types of debates are healthy and helpful? I’d like to think so.