Religulous

[articulett]

Hitchens supports Obama...

And I'd rather read or hear all those you dis more than I like the critics of such-- go figure. I guess there's no accounting for taste, eh?

Before proffering you opinion on the subject, don't you think you ought to see it, eh? Otherwise, what's the point?

Here's a review from someone who saw it: http://blog.secularphilosophy.com/index.php?entry=entry081017-134529

 

[Ichneumonwasp]

Hitchens supports Obama...

And I'd rather read or hear all those you dis more than I like the critics of such-- go figure. I guess there's no accounting for taste, eh?

Before proffering you opinion on the subject, don't you think you ought to see it, eh? Otherwise, what's the point?

Here's a review from someone who saw it: http://blog.secularphilosophy.com/index.php?entry=entry081017-134529

Hitchens supports Obama? Really? Is this a result of his water-boarding experience?

ETA:

Holy smokes, he did. Well, paint me in honey and stick me over a blooming fire ant mound ..........................

I never thought I would see that. Can Maher get him on Real Time before the election?

 

[articulett]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/christopher-hitchens-obam_n_134234.html

http://www.slate.com/id/2202642/

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/10/whoa_hitchens_endorses_obama.php


Oh, and OT, but this came out today, Ich--

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/18/the_soul_it_may_all_be_in_your_mind/

and this: http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-candles-in-the-dark

(randfan is correct... paradigms are shifting... fa la la la la la la la la)

 

[Ichneumonwasp]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/christopher-hitchens-obam_n_134234.html

http://www.slate.com/id/2202642/

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/10/whoa_hitchens_endorses_obama.php


Oh, and OT, but this came out today, Ich--

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/18/the_soul_it_may_all_be_in_your_mind/

and this: http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-candles-in-the-dark

(randfan is correct... paradigms are shifting... fa la la la la la la la la)

Whoa, thanks. I was wondering if there was going to be a Beyond Belief this year. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Except when it's available on google video I probably won't see the light of day for a week.

 

[thaiboxerken]

Bill Maher is an idiot. His just trying to make money by creating a hype. People could spend their money and something more useful. Controversy sells. Maher really is a clown and Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are no better. Christopher Hitchens accusing Henry Kissinger of being a war criminal and same time Christopher Hitchens himself is supporting the Iraq war and George W. Bush?

Wow. The movie was actually good, and Maher is hardly an idiot. He's making money while bringing awareness of the idiocy that religions teach is dangerous. He makes a really good point in the movie, and that is," how can we trust people to make the world a better place when their religions tell them that the end of the world is a good thing?"

 

[Segnosaur]

Bill Maher is an idiot. His just trying to make money by creating a hype.

Why exactly is attempting to make money make someone an idiot? Sounds just the opposite to me... attempting to make money is actually a smart thing to do.

Christopher Hitchens accusing Henry Kissinger of being a war criminal and same time Christopher Hitchens himself is supporting the Iraq war and George W. Bush?

Umm... why exactly is that so suprising?

From what I know about Hitchens, his political leanings are to the political left, with a very strong anti-religious sentiment. He may support George Bush, but his support probably has more to do with the idea that bringing secular democracy to the middle east benefits his anti-religous views, even if he may not agree with other aspects of George Bush's presidency. However, the incidents that Kissinger may have been involved in had little to do with religion. So, supporting Bush over Iraq is not necessarily in conflict with his criticisms over Kissinger.

 

[Matthew Best]

I saw the movie in London last week and, after reading some of the comments here, found I was disappointed. In particular, I simply didn't trust the movie - there were too many examples of editing that I didn't believe; where Bill would say something and they'd immediately cut to a shot (filmed who knows when?) of the other person looking confused; or Bill would say something and they'd cut away before we had a chance to hear what the response was.

Larry Charles (the director) was at the screening and said that there is a 14 hour cut of the movie, which he hopes to turn into a TV series at some point, and I hope we'll get to see more of the conversations then.

Overall I felt it told me very little I didn't already know (the story of Horus was an interesting exception to this), and going for the laughs (of which there were plenty) by clever editing detracted somewhat from my belief (hah!) in the movie.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Bill Maher is an idiot. His just trying to make money by creating a hype. People could spend their money and something more useful. Controversy sells. Maher really is a clown and Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are no better. Christopher Hitchens accusing Henry Kissinger of being a war criminal and same time Christopher Hitchens himself is supporting the Iraq war and George W. Bush?

Kissinger has been charged as a war criminal. He had to flee France a while back when some citizens tried to serve a legit arrest warrant on him for war crimes.

Your opinion is not supported by the facts.