Two forceful advocates discuss the existence of God and the value of religion…

 CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS is the author of the best-selling book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. A prolific writer and polemicist, he argues that religion is a toxic force that makes the world a more dangerous place.

 RABBI DAVID WOLPE is the author of the new book Why Faith Matters. Rabbi Wolpe is the senior rabbi at Temple Sinai in Los Angeles and argues powerfully for the place of God, faith and religion in modern life.

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