Comments on: Christopher Hitchens: The Michael Moore of Religion http://samueljames.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/christopher-hitchens-the-michael-moore-of-religion/ "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing."-Franklin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Karl http://samueljames.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/christopher-hitchens-the-michael-moore-of-religion/#comment-216 Karl Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:53:21 +0000 http://samueljames.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-216 David- well said. Agreed. I suspect one reason people object to Hitchen's barbs is that they are forced to the dictionary..... David- well said. Agreed.

I suspect one reason people object to Hitchen’s barbs is that they are forced to the dictionary…..

]]> By: David http://samueljames.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/christopher-hitchens-the-michael-moore-of-religion/#comment-210 David Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:12:49 +0000 http://samueljames.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-210 Not all ideas are worthy of respect. Intelligent Design, Virgin Birth and Resurrection are all absurd things which deserve to be ridiculed not only because they are obviously false (Like Fairies and Leprechauns), but more importantly because the motivations behind the people who go around spouting this non-sense are inherently evil and power seeking. Also, according to your argument I should discredit you because you resort to name calling when referring to Hitchens as an Elitist (and in the same sentence accusing him of class based social discrimination), a shock-jock and comparing him to Michael Moore. An argument based purely on logic is boring and unpersuasive -- as you must be aware because you chose not to address your dislike of Hitchens in this way. Not all ideas are worthy of respect. Intelligent Design, Virgin Birth and Resurrection are all absurd things which deserve to be ridiculed not only because they are obviously false (Like Fairies and Leprechauns), but more importantly because the motivations behind the people who go around spouting this non-sense are inherently evil and power seeking.

Also, according to your argument I should discredit you because you resort to name calling when referring to Hitchens as an Elitist (and in the same sentence accusing him of class based social discrimination), a shock-jock and comparing him to Michael Moore.

An argument based purely on logic is boring and unpersuasive — as you must be aware because you chose not to address your dislike of Hitchens in this way.

]]> By: Brian http://samueljames.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/christopher-hitchens-the-michael-moore-of-religion/#comment-56 Brian Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:14:14 +0000 http://samueljames.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-56 You hit the nail on the head. If anyone comes across the audio of the debate, please share the link. Thanks! You hit the nail on the head. If anyone comes across the audio of the debate, please share the link. Thanks!

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