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lilyofthevalley_reads's review against another edition
4.0
It never fails to amaze me how irreverent and mischievous Hitch truly was in his time and this book just makes me miss him more, even though I sadly only got to know of him and his work after he had passed. This book is first a couple of short essays and then the one conversation that all 4 of them had together, recorded on the spur of the movement. I’m looking forward to actually seeing what I had read in this book in transcript format. It was a really enlightening conversation and it just goes to show you that all for of them may consider themselves to be atheists or at the very least skeptics and they still disagreed (respectfully) about the how’s and the why’s of belief and non-belief. I also really liked the footnotes at the bottom of some of the pages for context because 1) this conversation happened almost 10 years ago, 2) many people or things I am just not read up enough on or familiar with.
writerofwildwords's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting, albeit rather one-sided, discussion about the dangers of religion.
waynewaynus's review against another edition
5.0
It is funny that this conversation has lost none of its cogency and relevance over the years. It is remarkable that this is the only time these four men ever met. I loved the introductions from the remaining contributors and Stephen Fry.
shipwreck's review against another edition
5.0
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Makes you think on levels you may not be prepared for. Also, you will have to look up a lot of words but worth it.
Makes you think on levels you may not be prepared for. Also, you will have to look up a lot of words but worth it.
lubinka's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting discussion which presents some provocative, but underdeveloped arguments about various aspects of religious belief. Not really of much interest to people who have read the participants' books on the subject.
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