Hitchens, Hitchens!
December 19th, 2011 by Charles Cameron
[ by Charles Cameron — a mixed week for the scythe-man ]
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h/t Log 24
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Charles Cameron:
December 19th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
With thanks to Lex, who helped me correct not only the typo he noticed and brought to my attention, but another one too, which had escaped both of us!
Lexington Green:
December 19th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Good quote, but sadly mistaken about the beatific vision. God Almighty, unlike the Kim family, merits praise, and perfects our individuality, rather than crushing it.
Charles Cameron:
December 19th, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Lex also pointed me to this brilliant tweet by Joshua Trevino, playing on the popular notion that famous people die in threes:
morgan:
December 20th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Doesn’t this presume God will accept the athiest Hitchens into his presence instead of dispatching him to Hades? Even if He allowed him in His presence, why would He allow such a disbeliever to make the choice? On the other hand, with God all things are possible and beyond the contemplative powers of mere mortals.
Charles Cameron:
December 20th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
If Dante had a fault — which is debatable — it would be in presuming he knew who would go where…