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By: Sorry Mr. Hitchens, But… | StigmaBot

Sorry Mr. Hitchens, But… | StigmaBot — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:56:11 +0000

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By: Derby Olman

Derby Olman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:45:12 +0000

As a self-described “questioner”, not quite an athiest, not quite a deist, I have to say that this cartoon managed to find the humor in the situation no matter your view. Was Mr. Hitchens right and heaven is a myth? Funny to pose him there. Was he wrong and heaven exists? Awkward funny to pose him there. For myself, regardless of if he was right or wrong, I was always impressed with his ability to be direct, honest and confrontational all while remaining polite to the other person. He seemed to respect the person even if he did not respect their views and beliefs. Wouldn’t it be a great world if we could all just do the same, agree to the ability of others to believe differently than us, and then accept them anyway. Learn to get along, people.

By: J

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:37:29 +0000

Whoa. Meta. That comic of xkcd is awesome. How did I miss that one?!

By: Dr. Z

Dr. Z — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:37:04 +0000

He is? I missed this. Has he shared this on his blog?

By: Ethan Shuster

Ethan Shuster — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:09 +0000

Americanized Voltron, or original extra-violent Japanese Voltron?

By: Jim Harbor

Jim Harbor — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:16:42 +0000

An honored and opposing deadman. Hmm, not sure how to feel about this. I knew literally nothing about him before reading this comments (which is a sham eon my head) but it seems he was an outspoken and well-represented anti-theist. While I’ve made no secret my intense loathing of Anti-Theists and the Antitheist movement, he seems to be someone who was presented as a worthy foe. A tip of my hat to you sir, and yes, I think there should’ve been a SNKRS Cameo.

By: Gerardo

Gerardo — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:59:23 +0000

He sometimes preached a much necessary hate

By: Garth

Garth — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:49:53 +0000

CARTOONCEPTION

By: StealthMarmot

StealthMarmot — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:09:40 +0000

How can it be heaven if Hitch has no scotch?

Seriously, the man is a hero to me. I didn’t agree with some of what he said, but he was eloquent, direct, and FEARLESS. He said what needed to be said with no regard for the taboo of talking about people’s religious views. He Stood up and said yes you DO have the right to attack a person’s religious views the same as their political views.

When he was sick he didn’t stop. Sickness only made him treasure his time left more.

But to paraphrase the man himself, we all have to face the day when we are tapped on the shoulder and we are not told the party is over, but slightly worse. We are told the party will keep going, but YOU have to leave.

There are many things people try to say to him, religious or otherwise, but I think the best thing I ever saw someone write was:

“Thanks Hitch. We’ll take it from here.”

By: JR

JR — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:47:10 +0000

The cool thing about prolific creators is that they have a pretty rad chance at immortality through their body of work. I don’t have to agree with every opinion Hitch ever voiced to say that he was a brilliant guy with a quick wit and a keen BS detector, and I’m pretty grateful to him for standing up for the religiously unaffiliated – particularly in a country where belief in a supernatural being is considered a prerequisite for both moral behavior and appreciation for the profound.

This comic made me giggle.