christopher hitchens

This is a revelation that resulted from simply exquisite timing. I've wandered into a pool of truthers over at the911forums. The indignation that arises by saying something as benign as "you're wrong about that" is astonishing. A touch of disagreement (plus a few out-&-out "you really screwed...

In this piece for Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens outlines Vidal's tendency for CT thinking and comments he's made regarding 9/11. http://bit.ly/5Pnj8A

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/iraqi-auction-disproves-war-for-oil-thesis/story-e6frg6zo-1225811867893 The main winners in the auction were: Russia's Lukoil and Gazprom Malaysia's Petronas Royal Dutch Shell Norway's Statoil China's National Petroleum Corp. Angola's Sonangol.

Hitchens: Christianity is a fraud if it’s not literally true Hehe

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2695716.htm?show=transcript I am starting this thread here and not in the Movie, TV section due to the topics raised. If a mod disagrees, then feel free to move it :) Some great topics raised. I thought Hitchens spoke...

Following the path of atheists for whom I have a great deal of respect, such as Bertrand Russell and Richard Carrier, I decided to make a brief statement of the principal reasons why I am not a Christian. Myself a three-time contributor to Internet Infidels' Secular Web...

From New York Magazine's coverage of the White House Correspondents' Dinner... I'm kinda liking Hitchens less and less as times goes by.

I recently met Christopher Hitchens at the Christian Book Expo in Dallas. He was in a "debate" against four Christian apologists and against a Christian "moderator", but I do believe he held his own. I have found some Youtube Clips of this on the web...

Short film clip from TV show. http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/bill_unthrilled/

Just out today: http://www.slate.com/id/2202163/ I admit, I'm a little surprised. Hitchens is certainly not a full blown Republican, but his hawkish nature is more common on that side of the aisle.

This book has been touted as the “answer” to the recent spate of popular books by atheists, particularly Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens. Hedges, a journalist with the New York Times, was raised Christian and attended Harvard Divinity School. He has written on religion in the United...

He thinks it's torture now. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/video/2008/hitchens_video200808

Hitchens is arguably one of the greatest intellectuals alive today. Unbelievably well-read, funny and articulate, I would run a mile before debating the man on any issue. He has contributed much aid to the Atheist 'movement' and provided people such as myself with valid arguments against...

In "God is not Great", Hitchens contends (if I read it correctly) that it is immoral for a person who doesn't really believe in in God, to decide to prostrate to god just on the off-chance there is going to be an post-mortem-judgment day... A so-called "hedge-on-Heaven" approach to religiosity...

I have not read Hitchens or Dennett's books, yet I hope to get around to the latters' soon (Hitchens has the tendency to either enrage me or enlighten me). I have just finished both of Sam Harris' books, and have to argue that The End Of Faith is a better book than The God Delusion. Dawkins'...

http://www.slate.com/id/2187780 It's no secret that Hitchens has a deep hatred for the Clintons and this is around the fourth or fifth Slate article I've read in which he blasts away at them. I'm not sure if he brings anything new to the story, but we can at least admire his way with rhetoric.

http://www.slate.com/id/2187277 More eloquent than I could hope to be.

I was looking for what used to be a section to list a book recommendation. Can't find it now, but as this one is religion related I might as well do it here. The Portable Atheist is a compilation, by Hitchens, of writers through the ages who were by all accounts Atheists (some would argue...

Sam Harris has put Stanley Fish's editorial called The Three Atheists, originally published in the New York Times, up on his website. Here's the beginning: Full article.

The Case Against Hillary Clinton (Slate) Worth reading the whole thing. It's not long. I discreetly omitted the portion of the article that alludes to the celebrated **** job.

I wouldn't have voted for HRC under any circumstances before I read this, but Hitchens states the case beautifully all the same. http://www.slate.com/id/2182065/

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I haven't noticed it. The video of a two-hour roundtable discussion among Dawkins, Harris, Dennett, and Hitchens is available on Google Video. Part One Part Two My recommendation for a weekend afternoon: 1. Mix martini 2. Start video...

From, "Atheism's Wrong Turn: Mindless argument found in godless books" by Damon Linker, The New Republic, Monday, December 10, 2007: Full article: Atheism's Wrong Turn (subscription required)

Interesting article by Hitchens here. Strong words: I don't have the history to be able to comment on accuracy, but it all reads pretty well.

http://www.slate.com/id/2178568/ Interesting...he asks some good questions that others don't dare to ask out of fear of being politically incorrect.

I have another event that same night, but I might try to make it over. This should be entertaining! From:http://www.tkc.edu/advancement/media/newsrelease.asp?id=55

Pharyngula is a blog I read on a regular basis, which had this recent post on an event called the Freedom From Religion Convention, whcih among other things, had Chris Hitchens as a speaker. The blogger, PZ Myers, seemed to have been quite unimpressed by Hitch. Did anyone from around here...

Full article: http://mediamatters.org/items/200710100005 Free Thought's webpage: http://www.freethoughtradio.com/ Watch the video: http://mediamatters.org/static/video/newsroom-20071009.wmv for some highlights of Fox's attack on Air America/Free Thought Radio. You can download their podcast...

Hitch is at it again, this time standing up for the refugee of Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Upset that the Dutch government will no longer provide her with the security against some really pissed off Muslims, he lets loose on her adopted countries. This poses an interesting question about the role of...

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/hitchens200711