It’s called faith because it’s not knowledge.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSI learned that to be amusing was not to be frivolous and that language – always the language – was the magic key as much to prose as to poetry.
More Christopher Hitchens Quotes
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Religion is man-made. Even the men who made it cannot agree on what their prophets or redeemers or gurus actually said or did.
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I became a journalist because I didn’t want to have to rely on the press for information… I only read it to make sure of whatever everyone else thinks is going on, because it’s useful to know what people think is the news.
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The violence in the Bible is appalling.
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Those who want to be offended don’t have the right to try and close down the newspaper that offends them.
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Religion is not the belief there is a god. Religion is the belief god tells you what to do.
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The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me.
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My own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.
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The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.
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Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence.
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I’m not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they’ll have, immediately the floor will rise.
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We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.
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I say that homosexuality is not just a form of sex, it’s a form of love, and it deserves our respect for that reason.
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I learned that to be amusing was not to be frivolous and that language – always the language – was the magic key as much to prose as to poetry.
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To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off.
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The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
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