hitchens answers the question: why be against religion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Y3YgQfR3sEM&feature=endscreen
hitchens summary of the insanity of religion (with tony blair)
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why the dog?
1. it’s cathartic to talk this out.
1. One should grant to another the understanding about wanting to be heard, and to be understood.
1. (if you’re LDS) i might say, for the same reason as church members are taught: a moral responsibility and desire to share the truth. — While the mormon church sends missionaries out in thousands, you should understand. — Although in my case, sharing isn’t also a process for gaining a $$ annuity in tithing over a lifetime, for my parent organization to spend (,usually abroad).
1. the act of writing, of giving my ideas the light of day is good. it exposes them to criticism, and a better examination.
i don’t claim infallibility. Nobody should. I try to be ever open to consider refinements, or change, if it’s rational.