Grim wrote: Some people would argue that the goal is to put everything human into words. I think we are in agreement to the fact that communication whether literal or implied is important. I was trying to make the point that, as you so eloquently wrote, (some people .... everything human into words)...

I totally agree, Dwill. Thank you for being open minded and attentive. That is what I like about his forum.

DWill I suppose I was trying to explore the writer a little more by reading some of his other works. Sometimes it helps me to grasp the meaning behind the words if I have a little more to go on. God is Not Great was the only book I had read by this Author. Therefore, I was perplexed to say the least...

Thank you Dissident Heart. That actually puts it in a much better perspective for me. I appreciate the time you took to phrase your case and provide an excellent command of the human language to explain it to me so that I can better understand the motive behind the words. I feel I have a better unde...

DWill wrote: Hitchens is a take-no-prisioners polemicist, true. I have been trying to suggest, though, that he holds a softer, more tolerant view of religion than he admits explicitly. One indication is his fondness for some things associated with religion. I'm not bashing the guy. He has his belief...

Grim wrote: Ow my leg hurts. Something doesn't feel right. Some people would argue that the goal is to put everything human into words. The depth of our language is impressive, to undermine its power or significance would be a mistake. The point was made that communication does not have to be verbal...

I am probably not the right person to lead a discussion on The picture of Dorian Gray, however, I would like to comment on the novel. I don't know if you asked yourself why Mr.Wilde didn't give the Devil an active role in his novel-I think the 'Devil' was not present as a character who takes part in...

Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health This is a poorly written book. Jargon is introduced for no reason other than to confuse the reader into thinking the book is deeper than it is. The book makes a miriad of claims but does not support them in what anyone would consider a remotely accurat...

This is the first book I've read by Hitchens ... Hitchens is a first-rate intellect and occasionally brilliant writer- perhaps one of the world's brightest minds engaging the public arena of culture, politics, literature and most things human...and he produces a mighty persuasive case against Religi...

Chris has indulged us with a chapter by chapter book discussion of an apologist's text. I find that just as adequate we need to have a Devil's Advocate also discussed in this forum. I, for the most part, am a theist, though I yield such conclusion from taste rather than reason. However many here pre...