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In debates Hitchens often posed what has become known as "Hitchens's Challenge": to name at least one moral action that a person without a faith (e.g., an atheist or antitheist) could not possibly perform, and conversely, to name one immoral action that only a person with a faith could perform or has performed in the past.
May 13, 2016 · The latest controversy about a late-in-life religious turn involves Christopher Hitchens, one of world’s most prominent atheists.
Oct 29, 2010 · The outspoken atheist, gleeful provocateur and writer who has skewered everyone from Henry Kissinger to Mother Teresa was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in June.
Jul 1, 2014 · Over the last four years of his life, atheism became his calling card, as Hitchens allowed his battle with religion to overshadow the rest of his journalistic career.
Dec 16, 2011 · Christopher Hitchens, the author and essayist who died on Thursday, was known for his assertive atheism. From scathing books about Mother Teresa and God, to the way his final days played out...
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Aug 23, 2007 · Where does morality come from? Reflecting on what he calls “the appalling insinuation that I would not know right from wrong if I was not supernaturally guided,….” Christopher Hitchens takes on the likes of Jonathan Swift, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Darwin in making his case for atheism. (20:53) Video transcript.
Jul 12, 2007 · Christopher Hitchens on his beef with religion, his faith in mankind, and his new bestselling book, God Is Not Great. By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz.
