Christopher Hitchens Dead (dec 15, 2011)

***! Who am I thinking of then?!? Why are your brain farts rubbing off on me? >:(

Do you give presents on christmas? What does that have to do with Jesus?
Do you like to spend time with your family during christmas? What does that have to do with Jesus?
Do you put up a tree in your house? What does that have to do with Jesus?
Do you put lights up on the outside of your house? What does that have to do with Jesus?
Do you have kids, do you do the "santa thing" with them? What does that have to do with Jesus?


I'm sorry if it makes you a sad panda, but all the things that define christmas have pretty much nothing to do with christianity. In my house we have a tree, we put up lights, we spend time with family, and every christmas morning my kids open up presents that santa brought for them without a 2nd thought for some guy that probably never even existed 2000 years ago.


These days, christmas is about as secular is it gets.

Or maybe an astronomer, lol. I'm all confused now.

Thats the point isn't it? Same thing with bless you but he's still getting upset over it and moreso than I though anyone ever would.

Carl Sagan?
Stephen Hawking?
Sam Harris?
Daniel Dennett?
Victor Stenger?
PZ Meyers?

They're not all astronomers, but they are renowned atheists & scientists.

Wait a minute, was Hitchens the guy who was on the episode of Penn & Teller telling the truth about Mother Teresa?

Spence is right! Sorry, but if an atheist celebrates Christmas you're not really sticking to your guns, are you? I mean...It's the same "cherry picking" you accuse religious people of doing. Just saying...

(No offense Spart, Xueye, Chaos, and a handful of others.)

While I agree that he had monomaniacal phases, Hitchens had good reason to condemn that woman the way he did. Most people, quite predictably, know absolutely nothing about her. His book, The Missionary Position highlights her overwhelming flaws, including the maltreatment of countless dying occupants of her charitable organizations.

I have been reading various things of his for the last 3.5 hours and I got to say, I’m just not seeing his appeal. Let’s face it, he was no MLK Jr. I guess he could reach some people with his rants, but to change a mindset you have to actually have a solution and not just attack. And this guy, from what I can tell, just wanted to attack and that was his solution. Hell you can listen to his debates and tell that. I guess he managed to inspire some people but his method would never lead to any major change. I’m still going with he wasted a lifetime. If you want to think he was a great man, I can’t change that. I just hope that some other character that can put on a show comes around for you guys. *insert generalized statement referring to god or heavens that is just meant as a figure of speech* forbid people that actually bought into what he said as a solution be without another person to praise.
Do you know what would happen if the catholic church fell, or any other organized religion for that matter? Nothing, the problem is in the minds of people, not the church, so why did this guy focus on the church so much? I went to church. I don’t despise it. I consider myself a Christian. Do you want to know what I believe in? I have gay friends and am ok with them getting married. I used to have conversations with a Muslim and would consider the guy a friend. I never once spoke to him about Christianity being better and he was able to talk to me about the teachings of the Quran. We got along great. That is where humanity should be, I think. That is how we solve all these problems he mentioned, but yet he did not even follow his own teaching if that is what you are saying. This guy wanted piece but taught demonstrated hatred.
Maybe I’m generalizing too much again. From my experience, the solution is happening without the useless ramble of guys like this. 90% of the people my age that went to Sunday school and youth meetings on Wednesdays don’t do any of what he talks about. We all go out and have fun on weekends, have friends that don’t believe what we believe, study science (some even believe in evolution omg), and we all still believe in a heavenly father. So it seems like the solution this gentlemen offered up may have been faulty.
Again, you are welcome to think otherwise. If I see you on the street with an atheist and proud shirt, I won’t turn my nose up at talking to you. You may have some good insight about how it has changed your life. Arguing won’t change anything. If you treat me like a human should treat another then we don’t have a problem. This guy did not treat people this way. I’m not sad he died, not happy either. As I have said before, it happens.