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		<title>Skeptics with a K &#8211; Episode #048</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeopathy Awareness Week Special! Featuring homeopathic tools, homeopath apologetics and homeopathy for insomnia. Plus the Human Centipede, Captain Kirk, 10,000 scandinavians and googling for Jeremy Clarkson&#8217;s penis. Letting people choose, it&#8217;s Skeptics with a K.]]></description>
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		<title>Skeptics in the Pub: Mike Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Bad Reasons to Believe in God by Mike Hall When: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 8.00 &#8211; 11.00 PM Where: The Vines (aka the Big House), 81 Lime Street, Liverpool Summary Apologetics is the systematic defence of a position. Religious apologetics specifically is a field of theology which seeks to present a rational basis for [...]]]></description>
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<h2>Five Bad Reasons to Believe in God</h2>
<p>by Mike Hall<br />
<strong>When:</strong> Thu, Aug 19, 2010 8.00 &#8211; 11.00 PM<br />
<strong>Where:</strong> <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/places/gb/liverpool/lime-st/81/-the-vines-liverpool-ltd" target="_blank">The Vines (aka the Big House), 81 Lime Street, Liverpool</a></p>
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<p>Apologetics is the systematic defence of a position. Religious apologetics specifically is a field of theology which seeks to present a rational basis for religious faith, defend the faith against objections and support the claim &#8220;God exists&#8221;. But are the arguments made by apologetics sound?</p>
<p>Mike Hall takes a look at five common apologetics, deconstructing the arguments presented and exposing any flaws.<br />
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<h3>Biography</h3>
<p>Mike Hall is the president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society and presenter of the Skeptics with a K podcast. His particular interests are the existence of God, alternative medicine and Doctor Who. He owns at least two cyberman heads.</p>
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		<title>Skeptics with a K &#8211; Episode #015</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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