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Oct 17, 2011
Jalyth does not know who Chris Hedges is? Why not find out his qualifications before slamming him solely because, “I’ve never heard of Chris Hedges before. I don't know who he is, or what his qualifications are.” If Jalyth had read the book Preface by Chris Hedges, he would have learned he wrote the book after debating Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens. I suppose if writing a book as a result of the debated issues and to again refute his opponents’ arguments is name dropping, well, then it is name dropping. Also in the preface, it is noted Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, covering wars in Central America and the Middle East for the New York Times for 15 years, and was the NY Times Bureau Chief in the Middle East for about 6 years. Also, his Seminary education at Harvard probably taught him a thing or two of religion and religions. While preachy in tone, Chris Hedges uses reason to explain why he does not believe in fanatical atheists as much as he does not believe in fanatical religious individuals, why humankind will not advance morally with their current, and natural animal, behavior. This book brings reality to the fallacy of faith; faith in scientific, religious, or any other single source to reach Utopia, pointing out the flaws in the human thought process. This is a reasoned reality check for society today.