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Permalink Reply by Tex on December 24, 2011 at 4:57pm

I think its time the Doobie Brothers remake the song.....all together now.

Hitchens is just alright with me, Hitchens is just alright, oh yeah
Hitchens is just alright with me, Hitchens is just alright 

I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Hitchens is just alright, oh yeah
Hitchens is just alright 

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Permalink Reply by Danny Sanchez on December 24, 2011 at 5:33pm

I like this

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Permalink Reply by Teri G on December 25, 2011 at 11:57am

To me, Hitchens was more of a beacon of hope for all atheists around the world. He passed away while I was in the middle of reading "God is not great" and I was quite saddened by the news. I am grateful to all of his contributions to the society of the anti-religious.

There is nothing but good words that I can say about him, one of the most brilliant minds of our time.

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne Olson-Hyde on December 26, 2011 at 7:19pm

Absolutely, he was one of the most brilliant minds of our time. His turn of phrase, his succinctness, always calm, his mellifluous voice.

But the thing I think he taught me, was to get a backbone, be more vocal about one's Atheism, which is easy to do in Australia, to try and be as articulate as one can, know your 'stuff'. and don't get angry and start frothing at the mouth when confronted by stupid people.

I don't think anybody can fill his shoes, but we were lucky to have had him in our lives at all.

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Permalink Reply by deepthought42 on December 30, 2011 at 8:31pm

god is not great helped me to accept myself as an atheist. It was a very freeing moment for me. I am forever grateful for him speaking out against religion and helping people like myself find reason. :)

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Permalink Reply by M on January 4, 2012 at 2:06pm

Funny!  Me, too!

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Permalink Reply by M on January 4, 2012 at 2:05pm

This is late...  I apologize.  When I first read Hitchens' book, "God is Not Great," I was an atheist who had not yet assigned myself the title of "atheist."  I picked that book at the library because I loved the bright yellow cover and the ballsiness of the title.  As I read, I realized I was in agreement with so many things he was writing about, and I realized, "I am an atheist."  Reading his book was my "Ah-ha!" moment.  I'd never felt such relief and such a sense of empowerment.  I know his book was not "the best" book ever written on atheism, but it was the one that set me free in my own mind.  He was an amazing voice for us, and he will be missed greatly.

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Permalink Reply by Tex on January 7, 2012 at 12:43pm

I wanted to respond to Maurice's ignorant but typical remarks but I see they been removed, and I was all fired up.

I still tear up when I think about Hitch and probably always will.

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Permalink Reply by Sassan K. on January 7, 2012 at 12:47pm

me too :(. He died so young...

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Permalink Reply by Danny Sanchez on January 7, 2012 at 1:20pm

Well crap now I want to know what this Maurice said about Hitch! I would Enthusiastically come to the defense of the man who inspired me to be open about my atheism.

The mourning is kind of over for me but for a while I would get a little choked up at the thought of Hitchens.

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Permalink Reply by Nelson on January 7, 2012 at 2:20pm

MODERATOR'S NOTE:

Guys, let's keep this thread as it was intended– a thread about what Hitch meant to people. That doesn't mean that we can't say that some of the things that he said and wrote were wrong in our personal view. But let's keep it free of discussions about where Hitch is, in heaven or in hell, or why indeed an atheist would feel sorrow at the loss of another human being. Those questions can obviously be hashed out elsewhere in the forum of course!

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Curt Nicol D.D. Ph.D. on January 7, 2012 at 10:11pm

To the people wanting to respond to 'Maurice'

Seriously? Is this the first time you have come across good christian love?

This idiot is either a Poe, or a nut-job! Either way he proves the Hitch 100% correct in everything he said about bronze-age faerie-tales! Don't get upset, Maurice is saving us a job LOL

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