Atheism, Activity and Apathy

Since the death of Christopher Hitchens I have to admit to completely ignoring AtheistVault.com. In truth this was not so much due to his death as to other duties in my own life taking greater priority. The duties are still there, but maybe I can get myself back into a better balanced routine. I'm hopfully able to regularly update the site now and I aim for one article a day.

Hitchens was a tremendous voice in modern atheist discussion, in fact arguably the most important voice since Bertrand Russell. Russell and Hitchens created new arguments for old philosophies. Both appearing at difficult but important times for modern Humanism and Atheism.

As with Russell, Hitchens' direct, unflinching and tenacious work continues to inspire.

Christopher Hitchens still can't say no to an interview

As sick as he his, Hitchens is still going about his core business. Articles, interviews and opinions. Four items you should not miss.

This is a transcript to a long interview that I really wish was available in audio. In fact, I printed the 32 pages and read it in installments over a few days! The blogosphere has dissected plenty of this already.

http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/3979a77d-720a-4853-8890-1fc4f22c23cb

Hitchens writes about cancer and these subjects you'll then see repeated in the following two interviews.

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/09/hitchens-201009

Interview with Anderson Cooper of "360" (CNN):

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/07/video-extended-interview-hitchens-on-cancer-and-atheism/

A weathered looking Hitchens in interview with The Atlantic. Martin Amis turns up, but it's the same old questions. The interview is most entertaining in the last couple of minutes:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/08/hitchens-talks-to-goldblog-about-cancer-and-god/61072/