|  gypsybloo | Jul 17, 2007 8:46pm | | Excellent pov, extremely well articulated and with relevan examples to prove his points. I think he's brilliant. |
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| | rainkeltoia | Jul 25, 2007 5:21am | I have bought this book, I am enjoying it somewhat, some of his statements are a tad all encompassing and some are kind of small minded, but otherwise an interesting read.
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Sponsor |  lesoldham | Oct 20, 2007 8:52am | | 5) I was surprised by the appeal to consequences argument Hitchens used in the google video. I expected better from him. |
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|  438731 | Oct 20, 2007 1:57pm | | Must have missed that. I don't think Hitch had to resort to any dirty tricks to nail McGrath. It was a complete no contest. |
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Sponsor | | lesoldham | Oct 20, 2007 6:36pm | | Actually the idea he stresses the most in that video is that the consequences of religious belief are evil actions. He didn't slip up in one small area, his whole argument is based on that idea. |
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| | 438731 | Oct 21, 2007 12:52am | | Nonsense. He does ask, "Who would want that to be true?" after describing how the tenets of Christianity are effectively immoral and totalitarian. It's a simple counter to the ridiculous position of Christians you often hear in these debates that morality comes from the bible. |
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