1. The Great God Debate

Comment #99292 by coke20 on December 16, 2007 at 9:08 am

See how hard Hewitt works to control the frame of an argument? Before he asks Hitchens a question, he creates a context of misinformation and confusion... tries to push Hitchens into this "bubble" in order to limit his faculties. But Hitchens is much too smart and thoughtful and clever. He merely steps aside, avoiding the trap, and corrects Hewitt with a little slap on the wrist and a short history lesson.

Then Hewitt, with a rather pathetic attempt to manage his pride and maintain his stubborn, limited sense-of-the-world, declares a draw based on mere "difference of opinion" or whatever other terms for neutrality he may wish to use.

How common for the religiously devout to shout his religious beliefs from the Mountain-top and then, once challenged to a point when those beliefs can no longer be defended, he'll so humbly submit on basis of "difference of opinion". I guess its preferrable to violence, anyways.

2. Christopher Hitchens appears on the Hugh Hewitt Radio Show

Comment #99291 by coke20 on December 16, 2007 at 9:05 am

See how hard Hewitt works to control the frame of an argument? Before he asks Hitchens a question, he creates a context of misinformation and confusion... tries to push Hitchens into this "bubble" in order to limit his faculties. But Hitchens is much too smart and thoughtful and clever. He merely steps aside, avoiding the trap, and corrects Hewitt with a little slap on the wrist and a short history lesson.

Then Hewitt, with a rather pathetic attempt to manage his pride and maintain his stubborn, limited sense-of-the-world, declares a draw based on mere "difference of opinion" or whatever other terms for neutrality he may wish to use.

How common for the religiously devout to shout his religious beliefs from the Mountain-top and then, once challenged to a point when those beliefs can no longer be defended, he'll so humbly submit on basis of "difference of opinion". I guess its preferrable to violence, anyways.