2 Likewise, evolutionary psychology torpedoes human reason. And even apart from naturalistic evolution, a number of secular philosophers admit that atheism cannot underwrite moral absolutes. Indeed, there are Darwinians who frankly admit this. In a wonderfully ingenuous, childlike way he continually appeals to reason and morality without any glimmering awareness of how naturalistic evolution cuts the ground out from under his thinking, emoting, and moralizing.Įvolutionary ethics logically commits the Darwinian to moral relativism. He affects a tone of rational and moral superiority, but without the supporting evidence to justify his pretensions. One of the ironies of his work, which is typical of this genre, is the combination of intellectual pride with an anti-intellectual performance.
He literally doesn’t know what he’s talking about.Īn even deeper problem is that Hitchens doesn’t know his way around either side of the argument. But the consequence of this premature assessment is that he hurls one ignorant charge after another. Since, from his viewpoint, Christianity is obviously balderdash, it would be a waste of time to bone up on the subject. He suffers from the self-reinforcing ignorance of the militant atheist. Indeed, style carries the burden of the argument, for there is no sustained argument. " has somehow turned out an atheist book that, whatever one's stance on divine providence, is thoroughly enjoyable.in its profane interrogation of the sacred, achieves a kind of joyous impudence.His narrative leans briskly and unrelentingly forward, subverting an unsettling all kinds of complacencies, religious and otherwise.God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007)Ĭhristopher Hitchens has just come out with a broadside against Christianity.
And God should be flattered: unlike most of those clamoring for his attention, Hitchens treats him like an adult."- New York Times Hitchens has outfoxed the Hitchens watchers by writing a serious and deeply felt book, totally consistent with his beliefs of a lifetime. " impressive and enjoyable attack on everything so many people hold dear.
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