Obfuscate: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing (link)
I was invited on Catholic apologist Trent Horn's podcast recently to follow up on an email I sent to him challenging his reliance on philosophy in support of his Catholic faith and to clarify the obligation that atheists have regarding truth claims.
Trent focused on defending his use of philosophy by interrupting me frequently with non-pertinent questions. When I attempted to present the value of science he cut me short without essentially addressing what points I was able to make. He stated that we must think "really hard." If this failure to listen "really hard" to another point of view is any indication, he has a long way to go to an open, inquisitive mind.
Here is the podcast (link). What do you think? I think it was a typical apologetic obfuscation.
(Here is the link I mentioned in the podcast.)
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Thursday, July 4, 2019
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