![]() 4), but this does not account for the challenge to sacrifice and self-discipline which is an integral part of Christianity. He thinks religion is “ultimately grounded on wish-thinking” (p. 10, 52) and doesn’t realise that one can only “prove” religion is man-made by assuming what one is seeking to prove, i.e. ![]() He is certain that religion is man-made (p. St Francis is a “mammal who was said to have preached to birds” (p. Billy Graham is, he says, an anti-Semite who preaches absurd sermons (p. He regards C S Lewis’s work as “dreary and absurd” (p. He feels that no religion can give satisfactory answers to his criticisms (p. Throughout the book he omits the capital G from “God” which is rather childish. ![]() His emotive overstatements suggest he may have experienced some deep hurt associated with religion. It is interesting to speculate why he became so bitterly opposed to religion. He followed the example of a fellow pupil who refused to kneel and pray (p. Christopher Hitchens’ book ( God is not great, London, Atlantic Books, 2007) is so high on emotion and extreme language and so low on accuracy that it is hardly worth reading, but it has, I understand, been widely read, so I shall seek to do a proper critique of it.įor some reason Hitchens turned against religion at school. ![]()
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