Reason Review

This debate took place on November 30th, 2009 and was hosted by the American Freedom Alliance. The topic in question was the origins of life and therefore discussions favoured heavily on the topic of evolution.

Stephen Meyer is the Director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute and author of books such as "Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design". Donald Prothero is Professor of Geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles and is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of hundreds of writings including "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters". Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine and is the author of books such as "Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time". Richard Sternberg is a Research Scientist at the Biologic Institute and a Research Collaborator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

For some interesting follow up on this debate check out the links below:

• http://scienceblips.dailyradar.com/story/battle-in-beverly-hills-reflections-on-the-prothero/
• http://scienceblips.dailyradar.com/story/shermer-prothero-vs-meyer-sternberg-continues/