RE: Critique of "God is Not Great" by Christoper Hitchens
January 24, 2016 at 2:49 am
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2016 at 2:54 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Rationality is no cure for religiosity, it would not be even if we were fully rational beings...which we aren't. Take an otherwise unremarkable man. His religious beliefs can be and often are remarkable. I don't think that you would be alone in considering religion and religious thought a symptom, in fact...I think Hitchens would agree. What's the line, "a babyish attempt to meet our inescapable demand for knowledge (as well as for comfort, reassurance and other infantile needs)"..?
What book was that, ah, I remember. God is Not Great.
What book was that, ah, I remember. God is Not Great.
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