Christopher Hitchens has died

Reply 40

Retrodiction

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But an even more wonderful writer. It's a shame people are too lazy to read now.

Reply 41

Aphotic Cosmos

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Original post by Retrodiction

Mostly? His career spanned decades before his focus shifted to religion... I'm genuinely embarrassed that so many people think his main contributions to the world of writing have been on religion.

Or perhaps it's because he's best known to us for his ardent criticism of religion, which has been his public hobby for the past 15 years or so, i.e. most of the lifetime of most of the members of TSR.

It's hard not to be aware of his legacy beyond his work on religion.

Reply 42

Retrodiction

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Original post by Aphotic Cosmos

Or perhaps it's because he's best known to us for his ardent criticism of religion, which has been his public hobby for the past 15 years or so, i.e. most of the lifetime of most of the members of TSR.

It's hard not to be aware of his legacy beyond his work on religion.

Sure, but to summarise a biography of him as a polemicist whose main focus has been religion is to either show ignorance or be deceptive.

Reply 43

corpuscallosum

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The world is a dumber place without him. RIP

Reply 44

Aleandcynicism

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Never was a massive fan of the man, but I was certainly interested by him.

RIP

Reply 45

Jackal The

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Original post by Retrodiction

Mostly? His career spanned decades before his focus shifted to religion... I'm genuinely embarrassed that so many people think his main contributions to the world of writing have been on religion.

You're taking this a tad too personally, dear. Chill.

Reply 46

ThePropheticNomad

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Original post by Jackal The

You're taking this a tad too personally, dear. Chill.

tell it how it is brah

Reply 47

wasting-time

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R.I.P.

http://youtu.be/-k1Jr0fp0dE

Reply 48

takethyfacehence

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Damn, I didn't even know he was sick. :frown:

I didn't keep up to date with him and his work but I really respect him and loved his book 'God is not great' and watching him debate. What a loss. RIP

Reply 49

Ensam_Varg

Hitchens. A contrarian and freethinker until the end. He left no one untouched...from Mother Teresa to Bill Clinton and Henry Kissinger. A fantastic orator, extremely well-read and a sharp wit...It's a sad, sad loss.

We need more people that go out of their way to challenge the "false refuge of consensus" he has referred to and warned against seeking.

Rest in peace!

Reply 50

FrigidSymphony

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One of the brightest minds this world has ever seen has passed away. Remember him well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7NLc5XLRsA

Reply 51

Nirvana

no. he was a great speaker but what he said against religion was wrong. he denied god and god will, unfortunately, deny him.

Reply 52

Talexe

I'm coming across so many good quotes from him!

On Reagan: "He's doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife."
On a TV evangelist: "If you gave him an enema you could bury him in a matchbox."

Reply 53

FrigidSymphony

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Ah, the compassion of the religious, ever so Christian, never so Christlike.

Reply 54

electriic_ink

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I may have supported his anti-religiousness but, whatever your opinion on it, you have to admire the courage of his convictions. He only said what he thought was right and, if we had more people around today like that (namely in politics), the world would be a better place.

Reply 55

TimmonaPortella

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Original post by Nirvana

no. he was a great speaker but what he said against religion was wrong. he denied god and god will, unfortunately, deny him.

I wish you people would cut this **** out.

Reply 56

Howard

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Original post by FrigidSymphony

One of the brightest minds this world has ever seen has passed away. Remember him well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7NLc5XLRsA

Hardly.

Sorry. Neg rep all you want children but to frankly to call Hitchens "one of the brightest minds this world has ever seen" is ****in idiotic.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 57

heidigirl

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Sad news.

Was a bit surprised to hear it despite knowing he had terminal cancer; found out here first and then had to go and check out the atheist blogosphere to make absolutely sure.

Unfortunately don't have any Johnny Walker Black Label but will drink to him later. To Hitch. :beer: