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I'm guessing that was GP's joke. Similar to Vonnegut's joke at a memorial service for Asimov at the American Humanist Society: "Isaac is up in Heaven now". It
by arduanika 3y ago
I'm guessing that was GP's joke.
Similar to Vonnegut's joke at a memorial service for Asimov at the American Humanist Society: "Isaac is up in Heaven now".
It's amusing that when I searched for the exact quote just now, I found this HN comment from 2011, on the "in memoriam" thread for Dennett's fellow horseman:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3360710 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3360710
- dredmorbius 3y agoWhether Dennett was right or wrong about a deity, he's meeting his maker ;-)
- erickhill 3y agoMan I miss Hitchens something fierce.
- freedomben 3y agoIndeed. Do yourself a favor and don't watch any of the videos of him on youtube. That razor sharp wit combined with spontaneous humor will make you really mad at cancer.
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- tzakrajs 3y agoAlso: Do yourself a favor and (dont? er do?) read/listen to his brother's books! Particularly The Phoney Victory. He writes polemics as good as Christopher. Truly a yin to the yang. I like the way they argue, although I don't necessarily agree with everything they argue.