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Atheists & Agnostics

DissedByBush

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18. This despite the fact that he reiterated his stance on religion

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #9)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 04:23 PM

Dec 2011

Shortly before he died, very publicly.

Many of the religious just can't understand how a person can face death without the belief in an afterlife. They literally cannot conceive of it. Thus they think he must have had a deathbed conversion.

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In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011 [View all] Warpy Dec 2011 OP

So sad. Lost-in-FL Dec 2011 #1

... LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #2

Excellent article by his brother Peter on Christopher's passing at this link MarkCharles Dec 2011 #19

So poignant. LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #21

RIP Hitch iris27 Dec 2011 #3

... OswegoAtheist Dec 2011 #4

RIP, Hitch! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #5

So Christopher is in heaven now... GliderGuider Dec 2011 #6

Goodbye Hitchens. Ninjaneer Dec 2011 #7

I'll go with that sentiment Synnical Dec 2011 #22

RIP pokerfan Dec 2011 #8

...and the rumors that he 'renounced' his atheism have already started. laconicsax Dec 2011 #9

You gotta be fucking kidding me! darkstar3 Dec 2011 #10

Rather than rumors skepticscott Dec 2011 #11

This despite the fact that he reiterated his stance on religion DissedByBush Dec 2011 #18

So long, Hitch; you will be missed Euromutt Dec 2011 #12

I read Hitchens as I was coming into my own atheism. knowledgeispwr Dec 2011 #13

Always entertaining. Always brilliant. PassingFair Dec 2011 #14

New York Times stops the presses for Hitchens obit FarCenter Dec 2011 #15

Peace for him stuntcat Dec 2011 #16

Couple of DUers pissing on his obit in LBN. PassingFair Dec 2011 #17

Hitch and the incredible Stephen Fry dismembering religion in Intelligence Squared debate. Mac1949 Dec 2011 #20

a great mind (except for maybe the Iraq thing)... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2011 #23

... redqueen Dec 2011 #24

In some ways, yes, he did ! n/t MarkCharles Dec 2011 #25