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Hitchens dead at 62
Christopher Hitchens obituary | Books | guardian.co.uk

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Pity, but hardly surprising. I really would have like to have met him.

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Given his severe alcoholism, he wanted to die anyway, a long time ago. He just committed suicide on the installment plan.
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Pity, but hardly surprising. I really would have like to have met him.
Likewise... or to have heard him speak.

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Given his severe alcoholism, he wanted to die anyway, a long time ago. He just committed suicide on the installment plan.
For an intelligent man, he certainly did some questionable things. But he chose to live his life as seemed best to him, and many around the globe don't have that opportunity, which was one of the things he railed against.

I think my favorite thing about him is that he didn't like Michael Moore.

RIP, Mr. Hitchens. (I rather suspect Ben Stein is shaking his head, sadly, too.)
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His wit seemed to win me over even when his commitments were questionable. I really liked his books on Paine and Orwell.
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Man, is he going to be in for a surprise. R.I.P. Mr. Hitchens.
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Odd, we were just talking about him in a staff meeting yesterday.
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Man, is he going to be in for a surprise. R.I.P. Mr. Hitchens.
Doubtfull.

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Man, is he going to be in for a surprise. R.I.P. Mr. Hitchens.
If that turns out to be the case, I look forward to his company.
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If that turns out to be the case, I look forward to his company.
I would dress for very HOT weather then.
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Does belief in "fire & brimstone" mandate a belief in "clouds and harps?"
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Does belief in "fire & brimstone" mandate a belief in "clouds and harps?"
No necessarily, they are two different things.
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On the afterlife...
Christopher Hitchens Drops the Hammer - YouTube

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