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In reply to the discussion: Atheist group at Dartmouth plans anti Mother Teresa event [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)48. Do you really need it explained to you
that that's irrelevant? If the evidence supports a claim he made, then the fact that he was drunk while he made it is irrelevant. If the evidence contradicts a claim he made, the fact that he was not drunk while he made it is irrelevant. The fact that he drank a lot is not evidence of anything except that he drank a lot.
Is anyone here saying that we should accept anything that Hitchens ever said solely because he was the one who said it? Yes or no? Failure to answer will be considered a dishonest, ignorant dodge.
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Yes I agree with you also. Really she did do some good things for the poor. Let
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#31
What did she do for the poor outside of the occasional bowl of soup? Not much.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#37
This is not the place to be holding comments. Hitchens himself can easily be desribed
humblebum
Nov 2012
#20
Some might have legit criticisms of Mother Teresa but I'm not listening to scum like Hitchens
ButterflyBlood
Nov 2012
#25
But who could live up to the high moral standard of the alcoholic war-monger, Mr Hitchens?
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#24