Here we have the odd couÂple. The agnosÂtic filmÂmakÂer and one of AmerÂiÂca’s most influÂenÂtial reliÂgious figÂures engaged in a liveÂly conÂverÂsaÂtion. It’s actuÂalÂly a rather genÂtleÂmanÂly exchange from the late 1960s, and it’s added to our video colÂlecÂtion of CulÂturÂal Icons. Part 1 appears below, and you can get Part 2 here.
You can find this video perÂmaÂnentÂly hostÂed in our colÂlecÂtion of 235 CulÂturÂal Icons.
What’s realÂly interÂestÂing are the comÂments peoÂple leave on youtube about this exchange. A lot of, “Wow, I was ready to hate GraÂham when I saw this but he seemed realÂly quite nice” kind of stuff. As well as a lot of comÂments askÂing why more peoÂple canÂnot have friendÂly conÂverÂsaÂtions such as this, although they may veheÂmentÂly disÂagree. Our politiÂcians today could learn alot from this exchange.
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-7692661360707872468
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Great interÂchange. GraÂham was drawÂing from received wisÂdom with humor. (He enjoyed the interÂview). To my surÂprise
Woody showed tolÂerÂance (and great wit)probably reflectÂing the fact that he describes himÂself as an agnosÂtic rather than an atheÂist.