Hitchens: god is not Great
The Curiously Unscientific Christopher Hitchens
Monday, June 18th, 2007Part 10 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Christopher Hitchens loves science. Rightly, he understands that science has enabled human beings to understand our world in astounding ways. In many ways he sees science as replacing religion in human experience. For example, he […]
Will Rhetoric Like That of Christopher Hitchens Make the World a Better Place?
Friday, June 15th, 2007Part 9 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Yesterday I began to express my concerns about Christopher Hitchens’s tendency to ridicule people with whom he disagrees, especially people of faith. I explained that, in my experience, a debater resorts to ridicule only when […]
Why Does Hitchens Ridicule His Opponents?
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Part 8 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Christopher Hitchens is an engaging writer, a master of clever rhetoric. Please understand that I’m not using “rhetoric” here in a derogatory manner. I respect the person who is a master of words, and, to […]
Some of Hitchens’s Misunderstandings or Distortions, Part 2
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Part 7 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Yesterday I began looking at some of the many misunderstandings found in Christopher Hitchens’s book, god is not Great. Today I’ll examine a few more before I press on to further considerations of the book.
Hitchens […]
Some of Hitchens’s Misunderstandings or Distortions, Part 1
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Part 6 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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In my last three posts I’ve shown that Christopher Hitchens, in his book god is not Great, makes fifteen errors in his discussion of the New Testament and related scholarship. As I explained, this undermines […]
Hitchens Wrong About the Census, Eyewitnesses, St. Paul, Scholarship, Gospel Truth, and Gospel Disagreements
Monday, June 11th, 2007Part 5 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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So far I’ve shown nine errors made by Christopher Hitchens in his treatment of the New Testament in god is not Great. Today I’ll add six additional errors.
Hitchens Wrong About the Augustan Census
He writes:
There is […]
Hitchens Wrong about Q, Hell (Twice), Nag Hammadi, Canon, and Tampering
Saturday, June 9th, 2007Part 4 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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In yesterday’s post I pointed out three errors in Christopher Hitchens’s recent book, god is not Great. In today’s post I’ll deal briefly with six more errors. I’ll finish up with the next six on […]
Hitchens Mistaken About a Date, a Name, and the Gospels
Friday, June 8th, 2007Part 3 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Warning: Long post to follow!
In yesterday’s post I said that I have found many errors in god is not Great by Christopher Hitchens. These errors have been in the area of my academic expertise: New […]
Is Hitchens a Reliable Source of “Facts”?
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Part 2 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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Few books will divide the house more than god is not Great. Atheists will happily devour it; religious folks will find it most distasteful. My guess is that few books are more polarizing than this […]
Introduction
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Part 1 of series: god is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens: A Response
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A few hours ago I had the opportunity to debate Christopher Hitchens on the subject of his recent bestseller: god is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. For three hours (including commercials) Mr. Hitchens and […]