And when he saw good things in any religion, he was not afraid to say so.
He was most interested in the truth.
Not the untruths written in old Holy books inspired by divine revelation.
BTW, Chrisopher always referred to himself as an anti-theist, not an atheist.
“I am not even an atheist so much as an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. Reviewing the false claims of religion, I do not wish, as some sentimental materialists affect to wish, that they were true. I do not envy believers their faith. I am relieved to think that the whole story is a sinister fairy tale; life would be miserable if what the faithful affirmed was actually true.... There may be people who wish to live their lives under cradle-to-grave divine supervision, a permanent surveillance and monitoring. But I cannot imagine anything more horrible or grotesque.” - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher was not a polemicist Ray.
He had a brilliant independent critical mind.
And when he saw good things in any religion, he was not afraid to say so.
He was most interested in the truth.
Not the untruths written in old Holy books inspired by divine revelation.
BTW, Chrisopher always referred to himself as an anti-theist, not an atheist.
“I am not even an atheist so much as an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. Reviewing the false claims of religion, I do not wish, as some sentimental materialists affect to wish, that they were true. I do not envy believers their faith. I am relieved to think that the whole story is a sinister fairy tale; life would be miserable if what the faithful affirmed was actually true.... There may be people who wish to live their lives under cradle-to-grave divine supervision, a permanent surveillance and monitoring. But I cannot imagine anything more horrible or grotesque.” - Christopher Hitchens
Happy New Year Ray my friend.