I'll share a video as soon as it's posted, but if you missed it and are still up at 1 am, check it out. Some out takes:
"Yes, there is a problem with religious violence, especially with Islam and in the Middle East, but you can't simply blame religion without also crediting religion for every religiously motivated act of kindness and compassion..."
"Scripture doesn't tell people what to believe. People insert what they believe into scripture."
"If your'e a bigot, God didn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot."
Essentially, he argued that humans use religion to explain and frame both their better angels and demons, but religion isn't to blame, human nature is.
Pretty good stuff.
"Yes, there is a problem with religious violence, especially with Islam and in the Middle East, but you can't simply blame religion without also crediting religion for every religiously motivated act of kindness and compassion..."
"Scripture doesn't tell people what to believe. People insert what they believe into scripture."
"If your'e a bigot, God didn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot."
Essentially, he argued that humans use religion to explain and frame both their better angels and demons, but religion isn't to blame, human nature is.
Pretty good stuff.