Only in Berkeley would you get a debate between Christopher Hitchens who thinks that all religion is evil and Chris Hedges who merely thinks that all “religious orthodoxy” is evil billed as a debate over the merits of religion. Hitchens seems to like soft targets; I’d like to see him debate a serious orthodox Christian thinker: Stanley Hauerwas, maybe? I have a feeling the cantankerous Texan could hold his own against Hitch.
"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal
4 responses to “Debating tactics”
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Looks more and more like these are the only two permitted views among the “othodox” left, doesn’t it?
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I have it on good authority that Dawkins also ducks out of debates with serious Christian thinkers, although I know he does find a few serious ones here and there, but they tend to be few and far between.
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Topic: Hauerwas is not serious, orthodox, Christian or a thinker. Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Oooh – snap!
You’re just tryin’ to start sh*t, aren’t you? 😉
A Thinking Reed 
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