In God, Distrust

'God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything'

How could Christ have died for our sins, when supposedly he also did not die at all? Did the Jews not know that murder and adultery were wrong before they received the Ten Commandments, and if they did know, why was this such a wonderful gift? On a more somber note, how can the "argument from design" (that only some kind of "intelligence" could have designed anything as perfect as a human being) be reconciled with the religious practice of female genital ... Full Story »

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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Michael Kensley offers a fascinating review not only of his new book, but also of Christopher Hitchens himself. Based on TV interviews I had seen of Hitchens making the rounds, I had dismissed the book as an offshoot of Dawkins and Dennett (evangelical atheists). This review has caused me to reconsider.

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