Archive for September, 2008
Hitchens – God Is Not Great XVI
Listen to the MP3 Continuing in chapter six of Christopher Hitchens’ book “God Is Not Great,” Hitchens finally comes to the subject of the chapter: Arguments from design. He starts with the famous argument of William Paley about finding a watch on a beach. While we may not know who or what made the watch, […]
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Listen to the MP3 I come to six chapter of Christopher Hitchens’ book “God Is Not Great,” where Hitchens addresses the concept of design. He opens the chapter with one of his typical descriptions of religion, in this case the three monotheistic faiths, but a description which most in those faiths would see as at […]
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Listen to the MP3 This week, I am continuing in the fifth chapter of Christopher Hitchens’ book “God Is Not Great,” where Hitchens attempts to show that the metaphysical claims of religion are false. After stating his claim that “All attempts to reconcile faith with science and reason are consigned to failure and ridicule,” (pg […]
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Listen to the MP3 Continuing my extended review of Christopher Hitchens’, “God Is Not Great,” I come to Chapter Five where Hitchens asserts that the Metaphysical claims of Religion are False. He begins the chapter with one of his typically broad attacks, that a Faith that can stand up to reason, “is now plainly impossible.” […]
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