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« on: December 16, 2011, 11:26:30 AM »
Gone to meet his Maker. Very sad Sad 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16212418

Hopefully his work will get even more attention now, God willing.
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2011, 11:49:15 AM »

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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2011, 11:53:00 AM »
Posted about him on Tom's thread, but definitely deserving of a thread of its own.

If you're looking to get someone a good book for xmas, this is excellent.
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2011, 12:25:08 PM »
"Gone to meet his maker" meant ironically?
 
One of the greatest minds of our generation and a great loss to the human race.
 
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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2011, 12:46:24 PM »
i really enjoyed his interviews on the death of falwell
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2011, 12:57:29 PM »
Quote from: action man on December 16, 2011, 12:46:24 PM
i really enjoyed his interviews on the death of falwell

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/12/when-christopher-hitchens-sparred-with-hannity-whacked-reed-and-cheered-falwells-death.html
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2011, 01:11:54 PM »
Quote from: AdamM on December 16, 2011, 12:25:08 PM
"Gone to meet his maker" meant ironically?
 
One of the greatest minds of our generation and a great loss to the human race.
 
RIP

Ironically, yes, although I suppose we all go to meet our 'maker' in one way or another.
No foxhole conversions here though.


[?] Enjoying life to the full (even if it means drinking a bottle of scotch+ a day 'cos it helps you write) >>>>>>long innings?
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2011, 02:39:26 PM »
read a great comment on youtube.
If Hitchens is wrong and he's going to meet God, he must be shitting himself about what's coming.
Not Hitchens, GOD must be shitting himself.
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2011, 03:06:15 PM »
Quote from: AdamM on December 16, 2011, 02:39:26 PM
read a great comment on youtube.
If Hitchens is wrong and he's going to meet God, he must be shitting himself about what's coming.
Not Hitchens, GOD must be shitting himself.

lmao, quality Cheesy

I'm sure many good religious folk will believe that god smote him in the end for his impiety. QED.
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2011, 07:50:16 PM »
i loved when he talked about his illness concentrating the mind and how he wished he was 'fighting' for something more noble than his health.

very, very smart guy and a great loss.
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« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2011, 08:06:30 PM »
Quote from: mulhuzz on December 16, 2011, 07:50:16 PM
i loved when he talked about his illness concentrating the mind and how he wished he was 'fighting' for something more noble than his health.

very, very smart guy and a great loss.

Yeah I found him very noble and measured here. He even brings out the nice side in Paxman
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« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2011, 11:12:45 PM »
I must admit, never heard of the guy until today, but having watched those two videos I am captivated by the bloke - like a cooler more likeable Richard Dawkins.
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« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2011, 11:19:59 PM »
Quote from: ManuelsMum on December 16, 2011, 08:06:30 PM
Quote from: mulhuzz on December 16, 2011, 07:50:16 PM
i loved when he talked about his illness concentrating the mind and how he wished he was 'fighting' for something more noble than his health.

very, very smart guy and a great loss.

Yeah I found him very noble and measured here. He even brings out the nice side in Paxman



was confused as the announcer called him Peter, his brother.
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2011, 09:49:40 AM »
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/12/16/the-dark-side-of-hitchens/
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2011, 09:51:26 AM »
Quote from: DaveShoelace on December 16, 2011, 11:12:45 PM
I must admit, never heard of the guy until today, but having watched those two videos I am captivated by the bloke - like a cooler more likeable Richard Dawkins.


You'd probably like the book I linked to in this thread. He's written some other good stuff two, and I'm reading 'Arguably' at the moment.
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