By Christopher Hitchens
"I am sometimes asked whether I ever get tired of debating the faithful. There are two reasons why I never do. The first is that this argument is at the root of all other arguments: constituting the essential underlay of differences about philosophy, cosmology, history, textual criticism and even medicine. The second is that I never know what my antagonist is going to say, or affirm, or claim to believe."
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Blair's thoughts about the event.
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.
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Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.
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Debating Tony Blair on faith
November 30, 2010Posted by Tom at 22:37 57 comments
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BBC Newsnight Special: Christopher Hitchens
CH interviewed in his home in Washington D.C by Jeremy Paxman. Broadcasted on Nov 29, 2010.
Play Full Interview.
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