Sam Harris Can't Prove I'm Delusional!

Sam Harris vs Rick Warren Of course, Warren's arguments aren't really arguments in that they don't offer much in the way of evidence. Also, he seems to enjoy twisting language: "You have faith that there is no God. " Which is a pretty absurd use of the word 'faith'. I don't believe that there is a polka-dotted gorilla in my closet. However, I don't think anyone would say that I have FAITH that there isn't a polka-dotted gorilla in my closet. Here's a pretty good bit to illustrate: HARRIS: It is intellectually dishonest, frankly, to say that you are sure that Jesus was born of a virgin. WARREN: I say I accept that by faith. And I think it's intellectually dishonest for you to say you have proof that it didn't happen. Here's the difference between you and me. I am open to the possibility that I am wrong in certain areas, and you are not. Apparently, it's intellectually dishonest for me to say men can't pass through walls, ducks can't speak French (le quack?), and cars don't taste like jellybeans just before they need a oil change. OK, I might be able to prove or disprove the last one, but I can't really prove the first two. Its VERY hard to disprove anything. Usually, its done by displaying some sort of logical contradiction. For example, you can't have a round square, by definition. Or, to steal from a classic video game, you can't have 'tea' and 'no tea' at the same time. Or, mathematically, if A = B, and B = C and B<>D then I can prove that A <> D. But outside of things like that, it gets pretty difficult (if not plain old impossible). In the end, Warren's argument breaks down to (as they ALWAYS do): "I believe X. You can't prove X is wrong. Therefor, I win." Or, in less glowing terms: "Nyah Nyah Nyah, you can't catch me." Tags:Sam Harris Rick Warren Atheism Religion