Christopher Hitchens dies after battle with cancer - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**Chiquita** · 12-16-2011, 07:51 AM

R.I.P.

**antiggill** · 12-16-2011, 08:20 AM

Another Hero enters Valhalla!

He'll be pretty surprised if he does.

**FallJimerks** · 12-16-2011, 11:04 AM

I always felt sorry for him. He was very smart and a good debater.

**Dokescoonse** · 12-16-2011, 12:25 PM

He was the epitome of the lovable *******.

I'm gonna miss reading his stuff. Didn't always agree with him, but I always came away smarter. Sad loss.

**Peptobismol** · 12-16-2011, 03:27 PM

He used to take advantage of people's ignorance and make nonarguments.

**Zptmsemk** · 12-16-2011, 03:48 PM

He wrote an article for the January 2012 edition of Vanity Fair. It makes for interesting reading.
Trial of the Will
Reviewing familiar principles and maxims in the face of mortal illness, Christopher Hitchens has found one of them increasingly ridiculous: “Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” Oh, really? Take the case of the philosopher to whom that line is usually attributed, Friedrich Nietzsche, who lost his mind to what was probably syphilis. Or America’s homegrown philosopher Sidney Hook, who survived a stroke and wished he hadn’t. Or, indeed, the author, viciously weakened by the very medicine that is keeping him alive.

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...itchens-201201 That's a very good article. As someone who knows this life is all we've got, I really dread having to endure such suffering at the end.

**ionitiesk** · 12-16-2011, 04:35 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101403973.html

**VXHLrsO1** · 12-16-2011, 07:43 PM

You're welcome. I got it off a Catholic blog Imran pointed me to, I think, so thank him too.

**Nfxutkpa** · 12-16-2011, 09:06 PM

An intellectual giant and a very brave man. He will be sorely missed.

**Adimos** · 12-17-2011, 02:44 AM

All class and clever as usual, DD.

Chris.

**GfBTWMmV** · 12-17-2011, 09:22 AM

Why should you say anything different about a person who's dead than you would when they were alive? Isn't that the time when you're free to be the most truthful?

Yeah. It's not like he was Mother Teressa. He was an intellectual, and deserves a good thrashing for it.

**Britiobby** · 12-17-2011, 05:39 PM

If he was an iconoclast, how come everybody loves him?

**Speareerfug** · 12-18-2011, 10:30 PM

Mother Teresa is having the last laugh right now.

**shemadagaswer** · 12-19-2011, 03:11 AM

Hypothetical, If he were to find himself in a paradise afterlife, would he be pleased or upset?

**avappyboalt** · 12-20-2011, 11:53 PM

Ahh, well, you might think so, but...

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Peptobismol Join Date Oct 2005 Age 58 Posts 4,386 Senior Member	He used to take advantage of people's ignorance and make nonarguments. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-16-2011, 03:48 PM	#6
Zptmsemk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 499 Senior Member	He wrote an article for the January 2012 edition of Vanity Fair. It makes for interesting reading. Trial of the Will Reviewing familiar principles and maxims in the face of mortal illness, Christopher Hitchens has found one of them increasingly ridiculous: “Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” Oh, really? Take the case of the philosopher to whom that line is usually attributed, Friedrich Nietzsche, who lost his mind to what was probably syphilis. Or America’s homegrown philosopher Sidney Hook, who survived a stroke and wished he hadn’t. Or, indeed, the author, viciously weakened by the very medicine that is keeping him alive. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...itchens-201201 That's a very good article. As someone who knows this life is all we've got, I really dread having to endure such suffering at the end. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Nfxutkpa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	An intellectual giant and a very brave man. He will be sorely missed. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Adimos Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 536 Senior Member	All class and clever as usual, DD. Chris. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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GfBTWMmV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	Why should you say anything different about a person who's dead than you would when they were alive? Isn't that the time when you're free to be the most truthful? Yeah. It's not like he was Mother Teressa. He was an intellectual, and deserves a good thrashing for it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Britiobby Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 587 Senior Member	If he was an iconoclast, how come everybody loves him? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Speareerfug Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 475 Senior Member	Mother Teresa is having the last laugh right now. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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shemadagaswer Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Hypothetical, If he were to find himself in a paradise afterlife, would he be pleased or upset? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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avappyboalt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 329 Senior Member	Ahh, well, you might think so, but... (Around the 2m mark) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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