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17. december 2011, 17:02:38

Papa Zoom

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I'm surprised that no one mentioned the death of Christopher Hitchens. So I will. It's a very sad sad day. The world has lost a powerful voice. His intellect resides at the very top with the very brightest. His rhetorical skills were unmatched but by the very few. The world now has a hole in it that won't be easily filled. RIP

18. december 2011, 23:56:35

Mort

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Artful Dodger: The news about the Higgs Boson ..... Plus I think Richard Dawkins fills some of the guys boots.

Aye.. he had no room for intellectual dishonesty. The Ol' journalist streak in him.

19. december 2011, 00:36:07

Papa Zoom

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(V): Dawkins couldn't even wear his socks.

21. december 2011, 14:45:44

Mort

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Onderwerp: Re:Dawkins couldn't even wear his socks.

Artful Dodger: In which way? The Atheism or the anti religion passion he had?

21. december 2011, 15:52:58

Papa Zoom

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Onderwerp: Re:Dawkins couldn't even wear his socks.

(V):Hitchens was an intellectual and a gentleman. Dawkins is smart, but not at Hitchens level of intellect. Dawkins didn't have an anti-religion passion, he had hate. And he wore his hate on his sleeve.

22. december 2011, 00:30:16

Mort

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Onderwerp: Re:Dawkins couldn't even wear his socks.

Artful Dodger: Hitchens was a journalist, Dawkins is a scientist. Hitchens can be just as blunt but by trade he is more of a wordsmith. He hated religion after 9/11. This display of "tribalism" is just as present according to him in any major monotheistic religion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA55jGyq2C8&

22. december 2011, 00:58:31

Papa Zoom

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Onderwerp: Re:Dawkins couldn't even wear his socks.

(V): Maybe it was his journalistic style I liked so well. Don't know. I just enjoyed listening to how he said things.