Re: god is not great... and Hitchens is only occasionally interesting
edlorah
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Interesting the wave of "anti-religion" bestsellers recently: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and now
Hitchens. I read Harris' book and found him tiresome and in some instances, really offensive. His anti-
Muslim, pro-torture rationales were way over the top and certainly, for me anyway, negated anything
meaningful he might have had to say about the nature of religion.
Harris is a second-rate intellect with an ax to grind and a marketing niche to fill. His book was a
huge best-seller though and he obviously struck a nerve among many readers.
The cynic in me might suspect that Hitchens is drilling in the exact same spot looking for a little
gold of his own.
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"It was done only for political reasons only anyway. "
"It was done only for political reasons only anyway. "
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Interesting the wave of "anti-religion" bestsellers recently: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and now
Hitchens. I read Harris' book and found him tiresome and in some instances, really offensive. His anti-
Muslim, pro-torture rationales were way over the top and certainly, for me anyway, negated anything
meaningful he might have had to say about the nature of religion.
Harris is a second-rate intellect with an ax to grind and a marketing niche to fill. His book was a
huge best-seller though and he obviously struck a nerve among many readers.
The cynic in me might suspect that Hitchens is drilling in the exact same spot looking for a little
gold of his own.
–--
"It was done only for political reasons only anyway. "
"It was done only for political reasons only anyway. "
