Philosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology.
Christopher HitchensIf someone tells me that I've hurt their feelings I'm still waiting to hear what your point is.
Christopher HitchensIf I could do just one thing, it would be to dissociate faith from virtue, now and for good, and to expose it for what it is, a servile weakness, a refuge in cowardice, and a willingness to follow, with credulity, people who are in the highest degree unscrupulous.
Christopher HitchensWe are unlikely to cease making gods or inventing ceremonies to please them for as long as we are afraid of death, or of the dark, and for as long as we ยญpersist in self-ยญcenteredness. That could be a lengthy stretch of time.
Christopher Hitchens