My small idea of getting Dr William Lane Craig to have a debate at Auckland University ended up being an event that far exceeded my expectations. Despite the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (NZARH) booking a larger lecture theatre at the last minute we still had to open up three additional lecture theatres […]
Entries Tagged as 'NZARH'
The Battle of the Bills: A Review of the Craig – Cooke Debate
June 18th, 2008 8 Comments
Tags: Apologetics · Atheism · Bill Cooke · Debates · Faith and Reason · NZARH · Philosophy of Religion · Rationalists · William Alston · William Lane Craig
Equality or Hegemony: NZARH and Religious Trusts
February 16th, 2008 4 Comments
Generally I am not a fan of Post Modern ways of thinking; frequently what I see propagated under that banner is irrational and incoherent but made to look profound through the use of sophisticated sounding intellectualised language. However, one idea often touted as “post modern” I find plausible, at least in some contexts. This is […]
Tags: Charity · NZARH · Rationalists · Religion in Public Life
The Rationalists: Round Two
July 30th, 2007 4 Comments
In an earlier post I mentioned the schism within The New Zealand Association of Rationalist Humanists (NZARH) between former spokesperson Paul Litterick and current spokesperson Dr Bill Cooke. NZARH contend that Dr Cooke was a Professor at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Paul Litterick maintains this is false. Litterick claims Cooke was […]
Tags: Bill Cooke · NZARH · Paul Litterick · Rationalists
When Rationalists Implode
July 2nd, 2007 7 Comments
In 2002 I (Matt) publicly debated Dr Bill Cooke from the New Zealand Association of Rationalist Humanists (NZARH). I enjoyed the debate immensely and am confident that I won it. No one whom I know who has watched the debate disagrees with me on this. I was surprised at the time how weakly the arguments […]
Tags: Atheism · Bill Cooke · Craig Young · NZARH · Paul Litterick · Rationalists