DEBATE: Does God Exist? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine vs. Ben Watkins

<p>This debate between Fr. Gregory Pine (a frequent guest on Pints with Aquinas) and Ben Watkins took place LIVE on YouTube on Sept. 1, 2020. <br /> <br /> Fr. Gregory, a Dominican Thomist, and Ben Watkins, an atheist "apologist," debated the existence of God. Matt Fradd served as host and moderator. </p> <p><strong>DEBATE FORMAT</strong></p> <p>Opening Statements:<br />      - Affirmative Opening Statement (15 minutes)<br />      - Negative Opening Statement (15 minutes)</p> <p>First Rebuttals:<br />       - Affirmative First Rebuttal (7 minutes)<br />       - Negative First Rebuttal (7 minutes)</p> <p>Second Rebuttals:<br />        - Affirmative Second Rebuttal (4 minutes)<br />        - Negative Second Rebuttal (4 minutes)</p> <p>Cross Examination:<br /> (The cross examiner is allowed to interrupt and move the flow of the argument as he sees fit.)<br />         - Affirmative cross examines negative (12 minutes)<br />         - Negative cross examines affirmative (12 minutes)</p> <p>Audience Questions (30 minutes)<br /> (Each person gets 2 minutes to answer a question addressed to them and their opponent gets 1 minute to respond)</p> <p>Closing Statements:<br />          - Affirmative Closing Statement (5 minutes)<br />          - Negative Closing Statement (5 minutes)</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Become a Patron of Pints With Aquinas:</strong> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd</a></p> <p><strong>Learn more about Pints With Aquinas:</strong> <a href= "https://pintswithaquinas.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://pintswithaquinas.com/</a></p> <p><strong>APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE:</strong> <a href= "https://www.virtualcatholicconference.com/earlyapologetics2020">https://www.virtualcatholicconference.com/earlyapologetics2020</a></p>