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Christopher Hitchens has put together a superb collection of essays concerning religion, rather than atheism. I am an admirer of many authors that are included here, and have read several collections of essays on "atheism". This one is nice because it includes older and newer essays from famous and obscure authors. The essays range from bone-dry to wet with satire.
Many folks point out Hitchens' infamous personality as being a possible road block, but I actually like Hitchens' loud-mouthed boiste ...more
Many folks point out Hitchens' infamous personality as being a possible road block, but I actually like Hitchens' loud-mouthed boiste ...more
This book consists of many distuinguished authors, scientists, professors and average citizens across the world as too why they no longer believed in God or had never believed in God. They include men and women, some were Christian, Muslim and Jews. They were all atheists now with high moral and ethical standards.
Re-read a few years later and enjoyed it as much as first time.
Re-read a few years later and enjoyed it as much as first time.
There are a number of excerpts from books by various authors as well as stand-alone essays. It is a good collection and lends itself to be read piecemeal..which is what I am doing.
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