I have just finished reading Christopher Hitchens' book entitled 'God is not Great' (this link is to a chapter by chapter summary).
I
have found it a very interesting but difficult book to read.
Difficult in that the quality of writing highlighted my inadequacies
in both English language and literature. This is a consequence of the
failings of myself and the state secondary modern education schooling
system at the time and not of the writer. There was a constant need
for me to consult the dictionary to gain the full benefit of content.
It is a good job that the Kindle for PC programme, via which I read
the book, includes an easily accessed source of word clarification.
The
reading of this book has not brought about a life changing belief but
has added clarification to my long held rejection of the validity
and belief in a religious faith. To use a quote of Christopher
Hitchens when referring to himself and like thinkers, myself
included, “Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a
faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because these
are necessary rather than sufficient factors, but we distrust
anything that contradicts science or outrages reason.”
It is a book that has a meaningful message for both, those who don't believe in the unproven, and those who believe in the unbelievable, and unsubstantiated. It is worth the time and effort to read it. Perhaps more than once to fully comprehend the full thesis put forward by 'Hitch'.
I
think now is the time for me to read his autobiography 'Hitch –
22'.
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