"Cameron... is motivated by... fear..." Everyone's favorite crackpot was recently engaged in a debate vs. reason. Kirk Cameron, childhood star of the hit Growing Pains is now trying to find salvation for himself and others as an evangelist.
The recent televised debate featured Cameron and his partner of Way of the Master (no, serioulsy) vs. a slightly more tolerable pair from the Rational Response Squad. The idea was, Way of the Master was going to prove the existance of god 100%, without the use of faith or the bible, and rely strickly on scientific methods. (no, seriously).
I watched the opening remarks before retreating to the head to relive myself orally of my most recent meal, but it went a little something like this. Way of the Master began with the tired "Creation requires a Creator" gambit, and then quickly spun out into preaching and biblical references, clearly ignoring the rules of engagment previously outlined.
The Rational Response Squad did a great job of refuting this easily refutable claim, however, they really scored a big zero on the charisma scale. This is problematic, especially when facing an opponent on a televised debate, even more so when your opponent is (arguably) a famous proffessional actor! It's remincent of the 1960 Nixon - Kennedy debate. Luckily though, the religious lunitics didn't have an argument (as always) and reason soundly won.
Even though I was pulling for him, Kirk failed in convincing me to adopt a theistic lifestyle, let alone make the leap to Christian mythology. I was fairly convinced, however, of the dangers of childhood stardom. Why can't they all just turn to meth and hookers for salvation after their careers drop off the face of the planet.
The ABC article and video can be found here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline
