Do you prefer Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens

 
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I just found that picture, and it's actually quite reasonable in its perception.

OT: I massively preferred Hitchens.

 
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Hitchens.

Dawkins is cool too, but memetics is a joke.

On second thought, I'm not sure whose work I prefer
Last Edit: October 01, 2014, 01:23:35 PM by RustingFloor

 
 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.

 
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From the looks of it I would prefer Dawkins, though Hitchens would make for a more interesting read.

 
 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
I'd rather read Hitchens but have a beer with Dawkins.

 
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"I've been battling with the struggle of love and anger and the anger has won. It's impossible for me to go back to the way I was. I've tried changing back but it didn't work. I still had it in me and doubt it will ever go away. I have no control over it anymore. It has become part of me."
Quote from: Meta Cognition on October 01, 2014, 01:22:12 PM
Quote from: RustingFloor on October 01, 2014, 01:21:14 PM
but memetics is a joke.

How so?
Well, my biggest issue is the lack of a solid definition of what a "mene" is, but there's more.

 
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Definitely Hitchens.  He seemed to have a better understanding of what he is talking about.  Constantly debating while he promoted his books made him more well versed in what he was talking about.
Last Edit: October 01, 2014, 01:52:17 PM by Sly Instinct

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Dawkins, Never liked Hitchens.


 
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Hitch had more style. He was just more fun to listen to.
Nothing against Dawkins though. Really enjoy Harris as well. They're all pretty witty in debate.
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I respect them both as leaders in their field, but I find them both extremely abrasive in their own ways and don't like the cult of personality they've engendered. Specifically, The God Delusion was a poorly researched and shallow hissy-fit of a book.

Hitchens is pretty objectively a more-skilled debater than Dawkins.
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I kind of prefer hitchens, as he is more entertaining to listen to.

Dawkins makes a very good argument, but he is also a pompous eejit on occasion. And he should just plain get the fuck off twitter.