He's right, you know. It is commonly held that one can only respect believers if one respects belief. For what other ideology is this the case?
Posted by: Ken Pidcock | Oct 28, 2011 9:11:21 PM
As a believer, I can only honor this man. He's closer to the spirit of Christ than most of those who are comfortably ensconced in man-made Christianity.
Posted by: Susan | Oct 29, 2011 2:20:00 AM
Yes, Susan, yes.
And, at least to some degree, by New Testament scriptures themselves, there was certainly an element of "This is BS" in the words of Jesus as he dealt with the hyper-religious of his time.
Jesus and Hitchens may have had a lot in common if we'd set aside possible the context of time.
Posted by: Jim | Oct 29, 2011 9:54:00 AM
...if we'd set aside the context of time.
Posted by: Jim | Oct 29, 2011 9:55:12 AM
Good for Hitchens to adhere to his position.
The debate between believers and non-believers is not going to be settled any time soon.
But we know that the old adage about "No atheists in the foxhole" is not true. As more more people feel no reluctance about declaring that they "don't believe", one can hope that the balance will shift in the future. The charade and the fleecing of the gullible will come to a stop. The cash cow for organized religion will dry up.
Posted by: probashi | Oct 29, 2011 6:11:56 PM
The Invasion of Iraq was an act of faith, not reason, and a country was destroyed. The debate with Tony Blair was a stage show put on by a war criminal and his proud defender debating god. Why should anyone care?
Atheism is not the end of faith. Your faith in yourselves is misplaced.
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very glad to see him in top form
Posted by: uncontrarian | Oct 28, 2011 9:15:35 AM
I adore, admire and respect this man....
Posted by: mml | Oct 28, 2011 10:08:40 AM
He's right, you know. It is commonly held that one can only respect believers if one respects belief. For what other ideology is this the case?
Posted by: Ken Pidcock | Oct 28, 2011 9:11:21 PM
As a believer, I can only honor this man. He's closer to the spirit of Christ than most of those who are comfortably ensconced in man-made Christianity.
Posted by: Susan | Oct 29, 2011 2:20:00 AM
Yes, Susan, yes.
And, at least to some degree, by New Testament scriptures themselves, there was certainly an element of "This is BS" in the words of Jesus as he dealt with the hyper-religious of his time.
Jesus and Hitchens may have had a lot in common if we'd set aside possible the context of time.
Posted by: Jim | Oct 29, 2011 9:54:00 AM
...if we'd set aside the context of time.
Posted by: Jim | Oct 29, 2011 9:55:12 AM
Good for Hitchens to adhere to his position.
The debate between believers and non-believers is not going to be settled any time soon.
But we know that the old adage about "No atheists in the foxhole" is not true. As more more people feel no reluctance about declaring that they "don't believe", one can hope that the balance will shift in the future. The charade and the fleecing of the gullible will come to a stop. The cash cow for organized religion will dry up.
Posted by: probashi | Oct 29, 2011 6:11:56 PM
The Invasion of Iraq was an act of faith, not reason, and a country was destroyed. The debate with Tony Blair was a stage show put on by a war criminal and his proud defender debating god. Why should anyone care?
Atheism is not the end of faith. Your faith in yourselves is misplaced.
Posted by: seth edenbaum | Oct 30, 2011 5:23:50 PM
Gosh he must be tired of addressing this issue! I find it extremely boring myself. There are so many other topics I would rather hear him speak about.
One knows where he stands on this notion, and goodness don't we all know where the other side stands.
There's no subtlety on either side, is there?
Posted by: Amalia | Oct 30, 2011 10:10:05 PM
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