Comments on: Hitchens Remembered Through 15 of His Most Memorable Quotes

By: Sassan

Sassan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:01:10 +0000

Scratch that… I am not so sure now. Journalism has become lazy lately. But I miss Hitch so much. His writings and words will live on forever. It would be great for journalists to make sure they get it right… miss Hitch :(

By: Sassan

Sassan — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:57:37 +0000

“The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more.”

The first quote is from Hitch. The whole thing simply was not put.

By: Sassan

Sassan — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:50:51 +0000

I miss Christopher Hitchens so much. He will be a voice that will never be replaced. Truly a great of our times. Hitch is dearly missed. :(

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:42:50 +0000

I agree with Nam Le, the first quote is from Ayaan Hirsi Ali NOT Christopher Hitchens.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:07:01 +0000

Listening to Gringritch to day on the Morning News, I pray for a voice of Reason that might replace Hitchens. A tall order, I realize. And an atheist can pray just as a theist can. We just don’t expect to receive a personnally directed answer, mysterious or otherwise. Hope is a human adaptation to the environment. As is religion. Environments change. What advantage religion for our species in current environment? In my opinion: None. To me “The Asteroid of our Demise”

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:37:05 +0000

the internet would be improved 1000% at least, if one didn’t have to “register” to post a response to every article and report. I guess it’s meant as a screening to a point, as well as a way to collect targeted ad recipients. But, is it worth the hassle? In a news site? So much “opinion” is not input because of it. and little offensive, or “dangerous” info is screened out. I might even prevent those from fascist regimes from relating important facts. End it now!

By: Kung fizu

Kung fizu — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:29:30 +0000

Mr Brown, people do talk total crap in these comments.

I knew Lao Tzu and would advise you that “He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”

What you don’t know about Christopher would fill a Wikipedia.

By: Eric Blair

Eric Blair — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:08:03 +0000

Joe, you worked with me?

As I died in 1950, how old were you?

Three?

By: Floretta

Floretta — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:05:35 +0000

Joe Brown, I somehow doubt very much you worked with George Orwell. Although I know you stole the Kennedy quote.

As Hitchens said: “What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof”.

By: Joe Brown

Joe Brown — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:26:18 +0000

So, because he wrote well constructed sentences, we are supposed to take his opinions as truth? All this guy ever really wanted was to be George Orwell. I knew George Orwell, I worked with George Orwell and, Christopher Hitchens, ladies and gentlemen, was no George Orwell.