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Mother Theresa was not really a good person, she probably did more harm than good with her "suffering takes you close to god" approach to helping people. [1] [
by glogla 5y ago
Mother Theresa was not really a good person, she probably did more harm than good with her "suffering takes you close to god" approach to helping people. [1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Mother_Teresa
- arp242 5y agoChristopher Hitchens was great; one of the few public people whom I never met where I was genuinely sad when he died. But in this, I'm not so sure he was right. He let his penchant for being contrarian and dislike of religion get the better of him. Not the only time this happened.
- pessimizer 5y ago> I'm not so sure he was right. Any more reason for this other than a psychological evaluation of Hitchens? He made an argument, you can speak to it. Is it a complicated objection that can't be summarized?
- arp242 5y agoThere have been loads of refutations of many parts; I don't have a full review at the ready and can't be bothered to research it again in-depth for just this comment to be honest :-) Hitchens not infrequently exaggerated some alleged crimes or misconduct from religious figures unfortunately. He usually had it by the right end of the stick in the general view IMHO, but could be sloppy on details. Classic case of "say something with enough confidence and people will believe you, especially if it confirms their preconceived notion" (in this case, religion=bad).
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- tchalla 5y agoMother Theresa ran a hospice, not a hospital.