If we want to look at it in such a way then we'd have to bet on the possibility that Hitchens tackled the reciprocal of Pascal's Wager, in order to guarantee himself a place in Hell...

Kudos to him if that was what he bet on! :p

I can relate to the above since I am a Lebanese, living in Lebanon, a country with a 1:1 ratio of muslims and christians. The fact that we have a sectarian regime (17 religious sect both muslim ans christian, who split the seats between themeselves) there haven't been a atmosphere of security in the region for decades.

What is most unsettling is the fact that the people behave - "pretend" is a more appropriate word - as if they tolerate each other, while both groups claim religious supremacy. How long till the bubble bursts? I wish I knew!

Stand up comedian was the first thing that popped into my head while watching the second video. He's a multi-talented guy: He can be a complete moron and funny at the same time! ;)

I'm sure deep inside we all possess this clear perspective; the truth is very transparent. We either accept the facts and be true to ourselves or forever remain delusional hypocrites!

I've been looking to see whether there are any stats on the number of Lebanese atheists; I couldn't find any.
But from my personal experience and acquaintances I can tell you that the number is ever increasing.

Let me know what his comments will be.. My girlfriend enjoyed the movie very much but she would give me grin at me after every single anti-christian message. Even though she's a theist, when we left the theater she told me that she wasn't offended because the message was directed mostly to christian fundamentalism (bible belt).

Yup that's the patriotism/nostalgia I was referring to in the post. I'm glad to see some people still got it.

I'm not saying that this a disaster; actually there are googles of other much more critical issues we—Lebanese—should worry about. However, you can't deny that this is a first!
Definitely ironic!

Thanks Joelle. It's a nice list!

I know what you mean. However, it's almost 16:00 now (demonstration were scheduled at 15:00) and nothing noticeable is hitting the headlines. Something tells me this whole "Syrian day of rage" will not surface!

Let's say they succeed at building this absolutely worthless boat, are they going to fill it with a couple of every animal on the planet? What about the extinct species? What about the new species?
You know what would be a cool idea? Let them take it even one step further: let them raise more money and with it "replicate" the flood, on a smaller scale (say in a single city; I vote for the Vatican).

One last thing, I agree that raising the money would not be an issue. I believe it would have been easier for Wikipedia to raise the money they needed, if they had campaigned for the donations in the name of Jesus!

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