The passing of a legend - Christopher Hitchens

[osymandus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16212418

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Osy,I somehow knew you were going to start a thread on this.RIP.

 

[Bielzibubz]

No idea who he was or what he did. I clicked the link, read about a dozen words and the nodded off, sorry ;)

 

[Reg Martin]

He will have changed his views on the existence of God now:whistling:

 

[osymandus]

He will have changed his views on the existence of God now:whistling:

Odin welcomed him into Valhalla and his quaffing with Olly Reed as we speak .

 

[Reg Martin]

Odin welcomed him into Valhalla and his quaffing with Olly Reed as we speak .

Apparently Ollie was a bit of ladies man and this early photo (from Curse of the Werewolf) explains why..

 

[MK Shrimper]

RIP sir, I salute you with a limerick what I just done.

There was a man called Hitchen,
Who lived in a very old kitchen,
The kitchen was cold,
and full of green mould,
But really it's fungi and litchen.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Burn in hell Hitchens. Your brother has all the sense in that family.

 

[Uncle Leo]

"I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light"

Wonderful line.

 

[Smudger]

He will have changed his views on the existence of God now:whistling:

Wow - do you actually know what happens to us after we die?

 

[osymandus]

Wow - do you actually know what happens to us after we die?

I was wondering that as well ? As Hitch said him self "I love surprises"

 

[pickledseal]

It's weird how so many people are saying RIP, traditionally a line from a Catholic prayer. St Peter says.... 'no'!

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

It's weird how so many people are saying RIP, traditionally a line from a Catholic prayer. St Peter says.... 'no'!

Wow you catholics are soooooooo smug arnt you.

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

To be honest ive never heard of the ex living god that is Mr H but thanks to a video posted by Smudger i now love this man and all he stood for and the way he dissed the cults of religon.
I am a very simple man/unoch but i respect the cleverness of Mr H and the way he put his views across.
Indeed R.I.P and feck what your so called st peter thinks.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw the full version of the Paxman interview with him last night.For all his faults,he was a courageous and a highly intelligent man.

 

[osymandus]

It was extremly good . talking not only about dying but also the attitudes we have towards it. Mind you Kim Jong Ill gone today as well so evened out a little there.

 

[Reg Martin]

Wow - do you actually know what happens to us after we die?

Not through personal experience yet ,though I think there is enough evidence around for all of us to avoid an unpleasant surprise after we do.

Back on topic, aside from Christopher Hitchens myopic view of religion, I found him an interesting person. He seemed to have some similarities to George Orwell in that though he came from the left, he was a fierce critic of the hypocrisy of many on the left.
I think he would have had a very different reaction to Jeremy Clarkson's recent nonsense on strikers than much of the sanctimious garbage we had to endure from the left on that subject

 

[Reg Martin]

Saw the full version of the Paxman interview with him last night.For all his faults,he was a courageous and a highly intelligent man.

I didn't see the Newsnight interview (hope Pantsdown wasn't on again) but I think you make a good summary of Hitchens. One of the interesting things about him was he was unpredictable in his opinions and his friendships

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Not through personal experience yet ,though I think there is enough evidence around for all of us to avoid an unpleasant surprise after we do.

Back on topic, aside from Christopher Hitchens myopic view of religion, I found him an interesting person. He seemed to have some similarities to George Orwell in that though he came from the left, he was a fierce critic of the hypocrisy of many on the left.
I think he would have had a very different reaction to Jeremy Clarkson's recent nonsense on strikers than much of the sanctimious garbage we had to endure from the left on that subject

I didn't see the Newsnight interview (hope Pantsdown wasn't on again) but I think you make a good summary of Hitchens. One of the interesting things about him was he was unpredictable in his opinions and his friendships

A pity you didn't see it.Hitch re-affirmed his Marxist belief in the Dialetic and Historical Materialism.

 

[osymandus]

Not sure you could accuse him of having a myoptic few of religion . He was a man for detail and research so he knew extensivly of what he critisied.Also he reviwed his own beliefs and changed them after consideration unlike many .