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Christopher Hitchens and the 10 Commandments

Friday, March 5, 2010

A short video, accessible and with some humor, always bright Hitch.

I saw you coveting right now - you have the Right to Remain Silent. Who still find that the 10 Commandments of the Bible are a good idea and are (as some believers say) "the basis of morality and the law today," I recommend these two brilliant articles site Ebon Musings:

- The Big 10 (the original 10 comments)
- The New Ten Commandments (suggested by "rules of life" - the author, and well, not like the term "commandments", because who is to command any other? - from a secular point of view and humanist)

The second had the distinction of being quoted by Richard Dawkins in his book "The God Delusion."

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Debate: the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world?

Monday, November 9, 2009

On the "yes" we have Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Nigeria, and Ann Widdecombe, conservative British. From the "no" are Stephen Fry (yes, that) and Christopher Hitchens.

The debate, as the name says, it's really about the Catholic Church and what she did and does in the world, good and bad, does not include topics such as the existence or nonexistence of (a) God.

The audience is "polled" on the issue before and after the debate, giving interesting results ...