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by 23Skidoo on December 16th, 2011

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Christopher Hitchens has died. I didn't always agree with him but he usually made me think. Your thoughts?

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  • by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on December 16th, 2011

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    He was a great thinker and an honest man who would, and could, speak his mind clearly and concisely at a moments notice, I will miss his acerbic wit and challenging ideas every bit as much as I miss the hilarious, hysterical lunacy of Gerry Falwell, the main difference being that Hitchens was trying to make the world a better place, Falwell was trying to return us all to the bronze age. I celebrate the death of no one.

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  • by canoeguide on December 16th, 2011

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    As a brief note, you have it pretty well summed up.

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  • by Ombliss22 on December 16th, 2011

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    "Faith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It's our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated."

    A clever wordsmith. He will be missed.

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  • by Stepper on December 16th, 2011

    Stepper

    I agreed with him often, and disagreed with him a fair bit more often. I always enjoyed listening to him and reading what he wrote however.

    I've been reading articles and reader commentary this morning, and find that his death is just as controversial as his life ever was. Many are expressing feelings of heartfelt loss for a great thinker and brilliant writer. Others are stepping up with bibles in hand to gleefully remind the rest of us that there are those (like themselves) who still believe in a literal place of eternal fiery torment, and who rejoice in the thought of those they disagree with suffering forever.

    Hitchens challenged us to pick a side, even when he did so foolishly. On this matter I have. I'm sad he's gone, even as I am fully aware that his legacy will be just as powerful a force in the years to come as the man was in years past.

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  • by NotSuspiciousAtAll on December 16th, 2011

    NotSuspiciousAtAll

    I'm devastated. The world has lost a truly great thinker.

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  • by Sympho de Proggy on December 16th, 2011

    Sympho de Proggy

    i'm with ya.

    like all speakers in his field, he had a tendency to be slightly too militant over some points.
    but that comes with the job, really...

    he was a sharp one.
    sorry to lose him.

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  • by Wynper on December 16th, 2011

    Wynper

    The world lost a great man when he died.

    Maybe, in his memory, folks should take some time to read some of his work.

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  • by Sodapop on December 16th, 2011

    Sodapop

    One of the four horsemen of Atheism has fallen.

    Dawkins, like him believes in a aggressive response to christian claims. Putting christianity on a pedestal and leaving it untouched is something I have learned to never do, with a lot of thanks to him for pushing me in that direction. In order to make real change in the world you can't just accept things as the way they are, or think of something as untouchable.

    He will be missed greatly.

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  • by Coexist on December 16th, 2011

    Coexist

    I found him very entertaining to listen to. His chances of survival weren't great, so it was only to be expected at some point. But I'll his witty debates.
    Here's (I think) the first video where I first discovered Hitchens:

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  • by Friendly Stranger on December 16th, 2011

    Friendly Stranger

    Honestly, I think he was a troubled man. He definitely had views that I do not agree with as it relates to his journalism views. Outside of that, he was an Atheist. Of course I don't say that to insult anyone, but he made his atheism clear and even towards his last moments, he decided to live with that same mantra. His life was a multiplicity of things. Not only did have have controversial views and consider himself a socialist, but he also drank heavily and was a smoker for quite some time. I believe in part, that took a toll on his health which eventally led to him having Esophageal cancer. The bottom line is, he had a troubled life, and I think it was quite sad in which he had such an enourmous career and still ended up leaving this Earth in the fashion that he did.

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  • by Anonymous on December 16th, 2011

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    don't care.

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  • by Neodarwinian49 on December 16th, 2011

    Neodarwinian49

    The sword and shield against theocratic excess has died. He will be missed, but the fight continues.

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  • by aiar on December 16th, 2011

    aiar

    Good riddance, did not like nor appreciated his lunatic thinking!

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