About this episode
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. Fr. Gregory, a Dominican Thomist, and Ben Watkins, an atheist "apologist," debated the existence of God. Matt Fradd served as host and moderator. DEBATE FORMAT Opening Statements: - Affirmative Opening Statement (15 minutes) - Negative Opening Statement (15 minutes) First Rebuttals: - Affirmative First Rebuttal (7 minutes) - Negative First Rebuttal (7 minutes) Second Rebuttals: - Affirmative Second Rebuttal (4 minutes) - Negative Second Rebuttal (4 minutes) Cross Examination: (The cross examiner is allowed to interrupt and move the flow of the argument as he sees fit.) - Affirmative cross examines negative (12 minutes) - Negative cross examines affirmative (12 minutes) Audience Questions (30 minutes) (Each person gets 2 minutes to answer a question addressed to them and their opponent gets 1 minute to respond) Closing Statements: - Affirmative Closing Statement (5 minutes) - Negative Closing Statement (5 minutes) Become a Patron of Pints With Aquinas: https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd Learn more about Pints With Aquinas: https://pintswithaquinas.com/ APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE: https://www.virtualcatholicconference.com/earlyapologetics2020