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The Great Debate

Does God Exist?

Dr. Richard Howe vs Dr. Michael Shermer

April 30th, 2010

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Debaters

Dr. Richard Howe

Richard G. Howe is Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary and is the director of the Ph.D. program there. He has a BA in Bible from Mississippi College, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Arkansas. He is a contributor to several books including The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, Reasons for Faith, To Everyone an Answer, and is a contributing writer for the Christian Research Journal. He has spoken in the US and Canada as well as Europe and Africa on issues relating to the defense of the Christian faith. In their free time, Richard and his wife Rebekah enjoy international travel.

Dr. Michael Shermer

Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine and editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and an Adjunct Professor at Claremont Graduate University.

 Dr. Shermer's latest book is The Mind of the Market, on evolutionary economics. His last book was Why Darwin Matters: Evolution and the Case Against Intelligent Design, and he is the author of The Science of Good and Evil and of Why People Believe Weird Things.

 Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University (1991). He was a college professor for 20 years, and since his creation of Skeptic magazine he has appeared on such shows as The Colbert Report, 20/20, Dateline, Charlie Rose, and Larry King Live (but, proudly, never Jerry Springer!). Dr. Shermer was the co-host and co-producer of the 13-hour Family Channel television series, Exploring the Unknown.

 

Moderator

Alex McFarland  

Alex has been in full-time ministry since 1989 and is currently the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina . As a Christian apologist (one who explains and rationally defends faith), he has spent over two decades training teens and adults in biblical worldview reasoning.  A good portion of that time was spent working with Focus on the Family ministering to teens.  Through his Stand Weekends and National Conference on Apologetics , Dr. McFarland has assembled the world’s premiere Christian apologists with a goal of introducing new audiences to the truths of Christianity.  He is also the author of a brand new book series for teens:  Stand: Seeking the Way of God, Unleashing the Wisdom of God and Diving Into the Word of God,  in addition to many other books and publications. His one-hour daily radio program, Sound Rēzn, is heard on over 130 radio stations on the American Family Radio network.  Visit www.soundrezn.com for show information, guests, archives and more.