Transcript of Colbert and Ehrman

June 28, 2006 by admin | No comments

The Tangy Apple Chronicles: Colbert’s at it again

Last Tuesday, Stephen Colbert at Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report interviewed Dr. Bart Ehrman, a theologian and author of Misquoting Jesus.

See the video here.

A snippet of the lighthearted exchange:

Colbert:  Look.  Do you believe there’s a God?
Ehrman:  (pause)  I’m not sure.
Colbert:  Really? 
Ehrman:  Yeah.
Colbert:  Sooooo, you’re an agnostic?
Ehrman:  That’s right.
Colbert:  Isn’t that just an atheist without balls? 
[howls and slight applause from audience]  …  ‘Cause if I were an
atheist, I’d be able to look to God and say, “sorry, don’t exist, sir.”
Ehrman:  Uh huh.
Colbert:  Right?
Ehrman:  Yes, you would.
***later in interview***
Colbert:  Do you believe in God yourself?
Ehrman:  Uh, no.
Colbert:  You don’t.
Ehrman:  No, I’m an agnostic.
Colbert:  Did you ever, uh… I guess what I meant to ask is, did you ever believe in God?
Ehrman:  Uh, yes.
Colbert:  You did?
Ehrman.  Yes.  I had balls then.  [more howling & audience applause]
(pause)
Colbert:  I can’t improve on that! 
(end of interview) 

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