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Recently in Amherst, New York, two of\xa0Point of Inquiry\u2019s hosts sat down for a special in-studio episode of the show. One was a conservative (Robert Price), one a liberal (Chris Mooney)\u2014and both were atheists.

The topic they tackled: Is there any necessary correlation between one\u2019s disbelief in God and one\u2019s place on the political spectrum?

The result was a fascinating\u2014and notably civil, and frequently entertaining\u2014conversation ranging across foreign policy, abortion, stem cell research, animal rights, and many other topics. In the end, the discussants actually found not only much disagreement, but also some common ground.

Robert M. Price is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute as well as the editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism and a host of\xa0Point of Inquiry. His books include\xa0Beyond Born Again, \xa0The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny, Deconstructing Jesus, andThe Incredible Shrinking Son of Man.\xa0

\xa0Chris Mooney is a science and political journalist and commentator and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestselling\xa0The Republican War on Science\xa0and\xa0Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, co-authored by Sheril Kirshenbaum. They also write \u201cThe Intersection\u201d blog together for Discover blogs. In the past, Chris has also been visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and a 2009-2010 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He is also a host of\xa0Point of Inquiry.

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