@TenWhoWereTaken Hmmm...the bell it rang in my memory is, "I'm saying it because it's true. Inside of us, we both know God is not great. You're not part of His work, He's not the thing that keeps you going. If you don't put aside this childish delusion, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life." X^D
I'm going to miss Christopher Hitchens but I'm thankful for the large amount of public appearances he did so that I could hear his charm and intellect that is so very rare in a world that enjoys being told bad bedtime stories.
@itchynights yes but the drive can be rationalised - it follows logic. I'm confused by your second point, buying meat isn't murder in any form, killing the animals before selling the meat is, and it is also a planned out and calculated action. What bothers me is the way it is planned and calculated, because the math is wrong, and immoral ... it's too careless.
our "choice" to stay alive is dictated to us by our genes interacting with our environment. this is out of our control. most of us simply want to live, end of story—we don't reason to ourselves to stay alive. that we want it is enough to respect it, same with our non-human family members.
i admire your appreciation for our moral laziness, though i would add that buying a piece of meat from any number of fast food places is killing "willy-nilly". it is utterly whimsical.
@TenWhoWereTaken haha, exactly what i thought!
carlo88moe 1 month ago
@TenWhoWereTaken Hmmm...the bell it rang in my memory is, "I'm saying it because it's true. Inside of us, we both know God is not great. You're not part of His work, He's not the thing that keeps you going. If you don't put aside this childish delusion, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life." X^D
TomVodkaCollins 2 months ago in playlist Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry - The Blasphemy Debate
I'm going to miss Christopher Hitchens but I'm thankful for the large amount of public appearances he did so that I could hear his charm and intellect that is so very rare in a world that enjoys being told bad bedtime stories.
FlyingBandicoot 2 months ago
@TenWhoWereTaken Damn well-spotted
wesmatron 3 months ago
Ha, Hitchens in an Albert Camus costume?
TenWhoWereTaken 4 months ago
2 of the coolest guys ever!
joestudio901 5 months ago
That photo of Hitchens is brills.
Bexahontas 6 months ago
I miss a video as well. (Not only but especially at the end of part 7, when Cristopher Hitchens calls Stephen Fry "Sweetie".)
Anyway, thank you for sharing! :)
044orange044 7 months ago
@itchynights yes but the drive can be rationalised - it follows logic. I'm confused by your second point, buying meat isn't murder in any form, killing the animals before selling the meat is, and it is also a planned out and calculated action. What bothers me is the way it is planned and calculated, because the math is wrong, and immoral ... it's too careless.
M3t4lManiac 8 months ago
@M3t4lManiac
our "choice" to stay alive is dictated to us by our genes interacting with our environment. this is out of our control. most of us simply want to live, end of story—we don't reason to ourselves to stay alive. that we want it is enough to respect it, same with our non-human family members.
i admire your appreciation for our moral laziness, though i would add that buying a piece of meat from any number of fast food places is killing "willy-nilly". it is utterly whimsical.
itchynights 9 months ago