(April 20, 2016 at 4:35 pm)Brian37 Wrote: If you are going to go after his critics, that part is fine, I agree, but he's dead, what matters is his ideas, his body is long gone. His ideas are not meaningless, no, but in cosmic time nobody is important. His ideas are valuable, not the atoms that his body constantly recycled throughout his life which as individual atoms have no capability of caring who lives or dies. The universe is much older than Hitchens and there will be a time when our species will not exist as well, friend and foe alike.
You value his ideas yes, but in that process don't worship him, he was just as finite as any other human and had his own flaws as well. That is why I say what matters is the intellectually dishonesty of their tactics, not their free speech itself.
Yes, you are bringing an argumentative tone, but you're actually agreeing with my point: his ideas are valuable.
I am not going after his critics, I am going after this one particular dipshit who makes allegations he cannot support.
You needn't caution me about worshiping anyone, thanks. I think for myself and do not need your help in that regard ... but your concern is appreciated. Don't worry yourself over my own mindset.
