The author isn't the one who put them together, Christopher Hitchens did. They get lumped together all the time, just google for the phrase "Four Horsemen of th

The author isn't the one who put them together, Christopher Hitchens did. They get lumped together all the time, just google for the phrase "Four Horsemen of the Counter-Apocalypse" and you'll see quite a few references and videos pop up- including this video, published by The Richard Dawkins Foundation, of the four of them having a nice chat ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqVNz7kdvd8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqVNz7kdvd8 ). To claim that they aren't in the same league is pretty bold, especially when Dawkins himself seems to disagree.