"We should teach the argument" when it comes to intelligent design (a term he describes as "creationism, pure and simple").

This is for those like me who appreciate "real"
people like Christopher Hitchens. :)

".. a pro-war, anti-abortion, religion-hating Darwinist .."
WORLD ^ | 6/3/06 | Mindy Belz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641679/posts

"....."I'm a materialist and I'm a parent. I've
looked at sonograms, and I don't know a lot of
embryology but I know enough. The concept 'unborn
child' seems to me to be a factual statement. . .
. On that he [Bush] is not a fanatic, either."

And while he describes himself as a Darwinist and
an "orthodox Freudian," Mr. [Christopher]
Hitchens thinks the president is right that "we
should teach the argument" when it comes to
intelligent design (a term he describes as "creationism, pure and simple").

Mr. Hitchens says he can overlook the president's
religious views­"I don't mistake him for a
fundamentalist, the Robertson kind, there's none
of that stuff"­because he is "right on the main
point. It is a war and we are in our life
radically incompatible with totalitarianism,
including the theocratic version. He understands
that. And I can trust him while I sleep that he's
not going to change his mind.

This is not true of people who are supposedly
more intelligent and better educated, like, for
example, the senator from Massachusetts­either
senator from Massachusetts­or many others."

And lest anyone doubt where he stands on
religion: "I think religion is a deadly threat to
the survival of the species and to the continued
evolution of the brain." In debates he is quick
to call himself an "anti-theist." Why not simply
an atheist? [snip] Click link to read it and refresh browser.

My post is here, for those
interested: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1641679/posts?page=9#9

~ Janice
Received on Thu Jun 1 11:07:29 2006