god is Not Great

Hitchens frames the argument for a secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.In the tradition of Bertrand Russell s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris s recent bestseller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. Read god is Not Great – kino-fada.fr Let me begin this review by telling you that I m an atheist In fact, I m with Douglas Adams in calling myself a radical atheist , just to make sure that everyone gets the point Yes, really It s in my profile.So my opinion about this book really has nothing to do with my personal convictions Well, not my personal religious convictions, of which there are none It has everything to do with my personal convictions as an atheist And as an atheist, I m offended by this book.Hitchens is not, and Let me begin this review by t...There s a debate I keep getting into about the difference between atheism and religious belief someone claims that atheism is just another faith, and I disagree This seems like a good place to summarize my objections.I would first like to draw a clear distinction between dogmatic and sceptical atheism If someone blindly believes that there is no God, and no evidence whatsoever would change their opinion, then I quite agree that, for such people, atheism is indeed another religion A mathemat There s a debate I keep getting into about the difference between atheism and religious belief someone claims that atheism is just another faith, and I disagree This seems like a good place to summarize my objections.I would first like to draw a clear distinction between dogmatic and sceptical atheism If someone blindly believes that there is no God, and no evidence whatsoever would change their opinion, then I quite agree that, for such people, atheism is indeed another religion A mathematician might say that it s the null religion But most atheists aren t like that T...A wicked, witty condemnation of all things religious As a person of faith, I find that Hitchens often sounds like a blind man ridiculing the value of Rembrandt and Van Gogh But he is particularly fine on the noxious ways in which religion intersects with the most murderous forms of politics And of course as is always the case with Hitchens the book is witty and well written.As a reader of the Nation for over a quarter of a century, I enjoyed Christopher Hitchens political analysis and right A wicked, witty condemnation of all things religious As a person of faith, I find that Hitchens often sounds like a blind man ridiculing the value of Rembrandt and Van Gogh But he is particularly fine on the noxious ways in which religion intersects with the most murderous forms of politics And of course as is always the case with Hitchens the book is witty and well written.As a reader of the Nation for over a quarter of a century, I enjoyed Christopher Hitchens political analysis and righteous invective for many years I always thought he was at his best when he attacked specific individuals for their public positions and private failings, and his refusal like the best 18th century satirists to draw any line between the two I relished his take downs of Bob Hope, Mel Gibson, Michael Moore and the Dalai Lama, and thought some of his best work was contained in his book length tirades against Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and Mother Teresa the latter book distinguished by ...I read this months ago and never got around to the reviewSimply stated, Hitchens puts into words all the reasons I shy away from organized religion The prejudices, sexism, the overall foolishness At the same time, he seems oblivious to the fact that there are religious people out there doing great things feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, building for the homeless Hey Hitchens I get that you are atheist That s fine, but knock that chip off your shoulder already Belief that decent I read this months ago and never got around to the reviewSimply stated, Hitchens puts into words all the reasons I shy away from organized religion The prejudices, sexism, the overall foolishness At the same time, he seems oblivious to the fact that there are religious people out there doing great things feeding the hungry, clothing the...Witty, fact based, amusing rant I laughed out loud many times I think part of the rage Hitchens encounters derives from the fact that he is funny If he put on a scholarly, serious tone, and imitated the behaviour of priests in the way he poses his arguments, he would not be hated in the way he is But the ridicule makes him a target I happen to like entertaining argumentsthan tedious, nonsensical discussions on evidence for made up assertions, and cheer Hitchens on when he offers his ow Witty, fact based, amusing rant I laughed out loud many times I think part of the rage Hitchens encounters derives from the fact that he is funny If he put on a scholarly, serious tone, and imitated the behaviour of priests in the way he poses his arguments, he would not be hated in the way he is But the ridicule makes him a target I happen to like entertaining argumentsthan tedious, nonsensical discussions on evidence for made up assertions, and cheer Hitchens on when he offers his own beware literalists, ironical belief My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilization, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit I can t prove it, but you can t disprove it either If there is one thing I would like to add, it is my amusement at discussions between scientists and creationists Besides the fact that scientists will ha...As a fellow Atheist, Mr Hitchens is preaching to choir, so to speak, in this informative, captivating work in which Hitchens judiciously provides historically documented and personal examples of what he sees as an ever increasing war being waged by a variety of religious fundamental organizations In our very own country we have troops of well funded, born again fanatics preaching hatred of anyone who doesn t fall in line with their standards Worse, these groups instill a deep rooted fear in t As a fellow Atheist, Mr Hitchens is preaching to choir, so to speak, in this informative, captivating work in which Hitchens judiciously provides historically documented and personal examples of what he sees as an ever increasing war being waged by a variety of religious fundamental organizations In our very own country we have troops of well funded, born again fanatics preaching hatred of anyone who doesn t fall in line with their standards Worse, these groups ins...Not long ago, I watched a couple of those How The Universe Works shows, and it kinda traumatized me In however many billions of years, the sun is going to die, and slightly before that the Earth will be incinerated, and everything that we are, were, will be, and will have built will cease to exist I can comprehend that Earth s only one part of a solar system in a ti...I m probably going to court some hateful comments by trying to write a review of this book, but I think Hitch would be proud that I am making the attempt.I have been reading Hitch s work for years, including his essays on mortality and atheism, so I knew the gist of his arguments against religion, but it was enlightening going through this entire book He synthesizes a tremendous amount of research from history, philosophy, science and current events, and he argues that religion poisons everyth I m probably going to cour...This book is fundamentally flawed in argument, but can be enjoyable to read Christopher Hitchens, however, is an exceptionally witty writer, who often finds clever ways to express himself His writing is conversational, flowing, but sometimes elitist, arrogant, and pretentious His humor is evident throughout the book, but it is consistently divisive and adversarial.As an atheist, I find the writing enjoyable, intelligent, and humorous I do not need to be further convinced of the dangers of fa This book is fundamentally flawed in argument, but can be enjoyable to read Christopher Hitchens, however, is an exceptionally witty writer, who often finds clever ways to express himself...Imagine if a basketball fan set out to discredit baseball and converts its adherents to his chosen sport He would note the rather dubious creation myth still celebrated in the sports Hall of Fame, the Black Sox scandal, the exclusion of African American players until the 1950s, frequent brawls between teams that literally clear the benches, and two most successful players of the last decade being almost undoubted cheats He could go on to argue that the uniforms are childish, the habits of pla Imagine if a basketball fan set out to discredit baseball and converts its adherents to his chosen sport He would note the rather dubious creation myth still celebrated in the sports Hall of Fame, the Black Sox scandal, the exclusion of African American players until the 1950s, frequent brawls between teams that literally clear the benches, and two most successful players of the last decade being almost undoubted cheats He could go on to argue that the uniforms are childish, the habits of play...

• English
• 04 October 2018
Christopher Hitchens
• Hardcover
• 307 pages
• 0446579807
• Christopher Hitchens
• god is Not Great