In God, Distrust

New York Times by Michael Kinsley | May. 12, 2007 (Opinion)

'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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by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

Mr Kinsley provides a very fair report on the views of Mr Hitchens as expressed in the book by him that is under review. However there is really not that much said about the book; the first half of the review is about Hitchens, and only a few paragraphs even report on the contents of the book. There is next to nothing said assessing the book and nothing said about alternative views (e.g., of Anthony Flew). So this review is rated as very fair to the author but lacking information.