![]() ![]() White begins with some concessions, curiously feeling the need to acknowledge his own qualified atheism by rejecting the notion of a “CEO God” – whatever that means – he then concedes that religious extremism is “still very much a problem politically” and across the globe. Rather than convicting Hitch of "telling less than he knew or ought to have known’,"White shows how it is in fact he who is literarily lazy, inconsistent and mendacious. ![]() In an excerpt from his recent book "The Science Delusion: Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers" published in Salon last week, White accuses the “notorious” Hitchens of some of journalism’s worst crimes – lying, dishonesty, shamefulness and an all-round lack of “decency.” However, while running through a litany of examples apparently highlighting Hitchens’ intellectual turpitude, White manages something remarkable. ![]() Regrettably, the same cannot be said for Curtis White. Despite some controversial positions and persuasions, his writing was always exciting, entertaining and engaging. Of all the criticisms that could be leveled at Christopher Hitchens – and there are many – a boring style is not one of them. ![]()
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