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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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

This article mirrors my personal view of Christopher Hitchens. Some things I agree with. Other things I don't. And through the years, like the rest of us, his views have changed. In this era of evangelistic fascist religion sweeping the world--Christians and Muslims included--it's refreshing to read a different view. Naturally history sees religion differently than evangelists. History understands that God did not create Man, Man created God in an effort to answer questions starting with WHY? Also there is no historical account of a Jesus--none. Furthermore, when Christianity was created in the fourth century C.E., it closely resembled an ancient religion which first surfaced in India around 1500 B.C.E.and continued to surface from time-to-time, the last being in ancient Rome around the time of Augustus, thus destroying the unique quality about Jesus. What Christopher Hitchens faces is the wrath of religionists who shall tolerate no opposing beliefs before them.

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