Posted on 12/17/2011 5:32:02 AM PST by Kaslin
Atheism, Baha’i and Judaism all leave you in the same place...without explanation for universal, invariant, abstract entities (which are necessary for reason) and without explanation for unity and diversity in existence. Only the triune God of Christianity provides the conditions for the existence of both in creastion. Yet, reason alone won’t get you to belief in Christianity. However, reason alone should be enough to get you to disregard the others.
not all you have described concerning Ransom's resume precluded his ability to write about Hitchens before or after Hitchens death....he obviously had a problem with Hitchens' beliefs....I do not know that he did NOT write about Hitchens before his death. but if he waited till after his death to criticize, then that is a cowardly act.
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“Your arms are too short to fight with God.”
Then Ransom should have picked a different title other than "Hitchens is NOT Great". Beyond his intentions; that does make it a central thesis.
That said; we are all familiar with what atheists claim - and what should be the irreconcilable - 'random' universe.
If he wanted to talk about this world view or even Heisenberg; for that matter; then by all means; he had a story w/o Hitchens name on it. At least per title.
But, while reading the eulogies about Hitchens I get the feeling, more than anything else, of a life wasted on unbelief.
That is quite a negative judgment, and he uses this 'waste' to discuss; what otherwise; could be shared, w/o 'damning' Hitchens - again and worse; post mortem.
All to say and yes; just MHO. . .
There are two paths, but they are very different. One leads to death and one leads to life. For life, one must love the Lord that made you with all you heart and soul and mind and body and your neighbor as yoursefl.
Great article. I think this expresses it. Hitchens was just the village atheist. What happens to him now is up to God, and the Lord is known for His mercy, so while we should pray for him I don´t think he necessarily condemned himself to Hell. He will, however, have to pay for anyone he misled.
But imagine knowing that your intellectual contribution is going to be defined by little more than being like the shabby crank in the small town who defined himself by being the village atheist. The village atheist, like Hitchens, didn´t even have any convincing or intellectually interesting ideas. He was just a crabby old man who felt things hadn´t gone the way he would have done them if he had been God.
Hitchens could write and it´s a pity that he was reduced to this...by himself. And he will disappear soon from human thought - but ironically enough, he will never disappear from the mind of God.
We judge things. That’s what we do. That’s what you’re doing, what prompted you to leave a comment. You “evaluated,” and felt the need to leave your opinion ...
A good description of FR and why I love it.
God is not great: Hitchens
Hitchens is not great: God
If you haven't I wonder if you can understand it at all.
On what data do you base these assertions?
“That is quite a negative judgment, and he uses this ‘waste’ to discuss; what otherwise; could be shared, w/o ‘damning’ Hitchens - again and worse; post mortem.”
I think your attack on Ransom is unfounded and over the top. Your accusation that Ransom is ‘damning’ Hitchens is imaginary and hyperbolic. Ransom in his article deals with the post-mortem aspects of this “eulogy”, and contrary to this being a “quite negative” judgement, what milder “judgement” than this article and what more appropriate time could there be to deal with someone whose claim to fame is a book of blasphemy?
And he is talking to G-d now.
Good response. Hitchens didn’t pretend to have all the answers, but he asked the right questions, honestly.
Go to your local Chabad House. Be enlightened, it will change your life...Just advice, not judgement..
I always love the “Why Judge?” or the “Who are you to Judge” type statements. We make judgements all the time about people. We could not make it through one day without this ability. Hitchens judged and did so with a LOUD often times harsh, hateful voice. Who indeed was Hitchens to JUDGE??
Hitchens wrote on many different topics for at least 30 years. He was, for the most part, a war reporter, not a religion writer. I should know, I have most of his books and frequently peek into them for a bit of intellectual enjoyment. So, I for one, will remember him.
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