Great Debate Community - Revision history

http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Great_Debate_Community Great Debate Community - Revision history 2026-04-21T16:04:19Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.36.1 http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2103&oldid=prev 162.250.18.190 at 23:28, 14 December 2018 2018-12-14T23:28:40Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:28, 14 December 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube, and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/ skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, and a number of others were arguing with Creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube, and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/ skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, and a number of others were arguing with Creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Great Debate Community took on a more recognizable form in 2013 with the launch of Google Hangouts. Prior to this, direct voice/ video interaction between participants was done mainly through streamed Skype calls or on other platforms like BlogTV. Hangouts provided an easy means of setting up a virtual chat room, sharing the link to bring people, and then streaming the hangout live on the host's YouTube channel with the click of a button. A number of people and groups began running regular live hangouts very soon after the platform launched, including [[BrianJ1962]], [[Dragnauct]], [[Jade West]], [[Ran Campbell]], the [[Fundamentally Flawed]] podcast, and the [[New Covenant Group]]. The term "Great Debate Community" was also coined around this time, probably by AgentofDoubt. 2014 saw the community expand even further, with many more channels and regular hangout-based shows appearing.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Great Debate Community took on a more recognizable form in 2013 with the launch of Google Hangouts. Prior to this, direct voice/ video interaction between participants was done mainly through streamed Skype calls or on other platforms like BlogTV. Hangouts provided an easy means of setting up a virtual chat room, sharing the link to bring people, and then streaming the hangout live on the host's YouTube channel with the click of a button. A number of people and groups began running regular live hangouts very soon after the platform launched, including [[BrianJ1962]], [[Dragnauct]], [[Jade West]], [[Ran Campbell]], the [[Fundamentally Flawed]] podcast<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, Inmendham</ins>, and the [[New Covenant Group]]. The term "Great Debate Community" was also coined around this time, probably by AgentofDoubt. 2014 saw the community expand even further, with many more channels and regular hangout-based shows appearing.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/ YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/ YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

162.250.18.190 http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2102&oldid=prev imported>House Escalus at 00:54, 12 January 2018 2018-01-12T00:54:50Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:54, 12 January 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, and a number of others were arguing with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">creationists </del>on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/ skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, and a number of others were arguing with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Creationists </ins>on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Great Debate Community took on a more recognizable form in 2013 with the launch of Google Hangouts. Prior to this, direct voice/video interaction between participants was done mainly through streamed Skype calls or on other platforms like BlogTV. Hangouts provided an easy means of setting up a virtual chat room, sharing the link to bring people, and then streaming the hangout live on the host's YouTube channel with the click of a button. A number of people and groups began running regular live hangouts very soon after the platform launched, including [[BrianJ1962]], [[Dragnauct]], [[Jade West]], [[Ran Campbell]], the [[Fundamentally Flawed]] podcast, and the [[New Covenant Group]]. The term "Great Debate Community" was also coined around this time, probably by AgentofDoubt. 2014 saw the community expand even further, with many more channels and regular hangout-based shows appearing.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Great Debate Community took on a more recognizable form in 2013 with the launch of Google Hangouts. Prior to this, direct voice/ video interaction between participants was done mainly through streamed Skype calls or on other platforms like BlogTV. Hangouts provided an easy means of setting up a virtual chat room, sharing the link to bring people, and then streaming the hangout live on the host's YouTube channel with the click of a button. A number of people and groups began running regular live hangouts very soon after the platform launched, including [[BrianJ1962]], [[Dragnauct]], [[Jade West]], [[Ran Campbell]], the [[Fundamentally Flawed]] podcast, and the [[New Covenant Group]]. The term "Great Debate Community" was also coined around this time, probably by AgentofDoubt. 2014 saw the community expand even further, with many more channels and regular hangout-based shows appearing.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/ YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>House Escalus http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2101&oldid=prev imported>KevinBee at 02:04, 11 January 2018 2018-01-11T02:04:42Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:04, 11 January 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Matt Dillahunty </del>and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a number of </ins>others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Great Debate Community took on a more recognizable form in 2013 with the launch of Google Hangouts. Prior to this, direct voice/video interaction between participants was done mainly through streamed Skype calls or on other platforms like BlogTV. Hangouts provided an easy means of setting up a virtual chat room, sharing the link to bring people, and then streaming the hangout live on the host's YouTube channel with the click of a button. A number of people and groups began running regular live hangouts very soon after the platform launched, including [[BrianJ1962]], [[Dragnauct]], [[Jade West]], [[Ran Campbell]], the [[Fundamentally Flawed]] podcast, and the [[New Covenant Group]]. The term "Great Debate Community" was also coined around this time, probably by AgentofDoubt. 2014 saw the community expand even further, with many more channels and regular hangout-based shows appearing</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 1,200 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>KevinBee http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2100&oldid=prev imported>Steve McRae at 03:05, 19 December 2017 2017-12-19T03:05:02Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 03:05, 19 December 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007, dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">700 </del>members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1,200 </ins>members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>Steve McRae http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2099&oldid=prev imported>KevinBee at 05:03, 1 December 2017 2017-12-01T05:03:00Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:03, 1 December 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>KevinBee http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2098&oldid=prev imported>KevinBee at 05:02, 1 December 2017 2017-12-01T05:02:44Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:02, 1 December 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term ''"Great Debate Community"'' was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>KevinBee http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2097&oldid=prev imported>House Escalus at 15:53, 13 July 2017 2017-07-13T15:53:02Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:53, 13 July 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>"Great Debate Community"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' </ins>was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, [[AronRa]], [[potholer54]], DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as AronRa, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:GDC Lexicon]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

imported>House Escalus http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2096&oldid=prev imported>House Escalus at 00:58, 3 July 2017 2017-07-03T00:58:56Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:58, 3 July 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Aron Ra</del>, potholer54, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Aron Ra</del>, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[AronRa]]</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>potholer54<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">AronRa</ins>, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>House Escalus http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2095&oldid=prev imported>Steve McRae at 06:29, 25 June 2017 2017-06-25T06:29:45Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:29, 25 June 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, Aron Ra, potholer54, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists,<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as Aron Ra, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, Aron Ra, potholer54, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of Internet atheists, skeptics, and science promoters which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as Aron Ra, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>Steve McRae http://gdcarchive.kdbuchik.com/gdcwiki/index.php?title=Great_Debate_Community&diff=2094&oldid=prev imported>Steve McRae at 06:29, 25 June 2017 2017-06-25T06:29:16Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:29, 25 June 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, Aron Ra, potholer54, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">internet </del>atheists which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as Aron Ra, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The term "Great Debate Community" was first used at least as early as 2014 [though probably before--if anyone has sources for earlier use of this term, or more information on its origins, please cite them] to refer to a loose social network of people on Google+, YouTube and Google Hangouts centered around discussion and debate of religion (particularly American Christianity) and atheism/skepticism, and the scientific and philosophical issues related to this controversy. This "community" got its start on YouTube around 2007/ 2008 when a number of now well-known channels (e.g. Thunderf00t, Aron Ra, potholer54, DonExodus2, cdk007 dprjones, AndromedasWake, along with many others) were launched with the primary goal of debunking Young-Earth Creationist (YEC) arguments, and educating people on the relevant sciences. One could argue that the community of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Internet </ins>atheists<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,. skeptics, and science promoters </ins>which eventually became the GDC goes back even further, as Aron Ra, Richard Carrier, Matt Dillahunty and others were arguing with creationists on Usenet and other internet fora during the 1990s, long before YouTube came into existence.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2016, [[Steve McRae]] created a community page on Google+ called the "[https://plus.google.com/communities/103523943494411190002 Great Debate Community]" to serve as a focal point for discussion of issues related to religion and science, which has since grown to over 700 members. When the term "Great Debate Community" is used on this wiki, it's most likely referring to this specific group page, rather than the broader community on G+/YouTube, which can be a bit nebulous and hard to define.</div></td></tr> </table>

imported>Steve McRae