A Last Word On Hitchens

[poliphilo]

I spent much of yesterday on Hitchens' website. I think he's doing important work. Someone needs to be knocking religion- and he's good at it. But only up to a point. The debate never gets much more sophisticated than "So where did Cain's wife come from, eh?"  He's a clever person of limited culture- with a layman's understanding of Victorian science- butting against positions that became untenable a hundred and fifty years ago. It's a weary old war and I withdrew from it a while ago, but I'm glad there are still people out there in the field, bashing away.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's interesting.

If you can direct me to the evidence I'd be very grateful.

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

Göbekli Tepe

It's an article crafted for popular consumption, yet still lays out the gist of the idea. I found out about it through this site, just recently, but precisely when and in what context escapes me now.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's fascinating.

[michaleen.livejournal.com]

For someone accustomed to the idea of a neolithic agricultural revolution, one that supposedly made us what we are today, I think this is just mind-blowing.