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30 Renowned Writers Speaking About God

30 Renowned Writers Speaking About God Speakers in order of appearance: 1. Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Science Fiction Writer 2. Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Laureate in Literature 3. Professor Isaac Asimov, Author and Biochemist 4. Arthur Miller, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright 5. Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature 6. Gore Vidal, Award-Winning Novelist and Political Activist 7. Douglas Adams, Best-Selling Science Fiction Writer 8. Professor Germaine Greer, Writer and Feminist 9. Iain Banks, Best-Selling Fiction Writer 10. José Saramago, Nobel Laureate in Literature 11. Sir Terry Pratchett, NYT Best-Selling Novelist 12. Ken Follett, NYT Best-Selling Author 13. Ian McEwan, Man Booker Prize-Winning Novelist 14. Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (1999-2009) 15. Professor Martin Amis, Award-Winning Novelist 16. Michel Houellebecq, Goncourt Prize-Winning French Novelist 17. Philip Roth, Man Booker Prize-Winning Novelist 18. Margaret Atwood, Booker Prize-Winning Author and Poet 19. Sir Salman Rushdie, Booker Prize-Winning Novelist 20. Norman MacCaig, Renowned Scottish Poet 21. Phillip Pullman, Best-Selling British Author 22. Dr Matt Ridley, Award-Winning Science Writer 23. Harold Pinter, Nobel Laureate in Literature 24. Howard Brenton, Award-Winning English Playwright 25. Tariq Ali, Award-Winning Writer and Filmmaker 26. Theodore Dalrymple, English Writer and Psychiatrist 27. Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-Winning Novelist 28. Redmond O'Hanlon FRSL, British Writer and Scholar 29. Diana Athill, Award-Winning Author and Literary Editor 30. Christopher Hitchens, Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Columnist User: spam_vigilante Jan 24, 2012 1:54 PM

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Stephen Fry & Friends on the Life, Loves and Hates of Christopher Hitchens: Iq2 Talks

Stephen Fry & Friends on the Life, Loves and Hates of Christopher Hitchens: Iq2 Talks IMPORTANT: This video will not be available to users in the UK and Ireland until February 20. Thank you for your patience. http://hitchfry.intelligencesquared.com/ In this historic event, Stephen Fry and other friends of Christopher Hitchens came together to celebrate the life and work of this great writer, iconoclast and debater. Fry was joined on stage at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall by Richard Dawkins and the two discussed Hitch's unflinching commitment to the truth. Hollywood actor Sean Penn was beamed in from LA by Google+ and, between cigarette puffs, read from Hitch's acclaimed work, The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Five friends of Hitch spoke via satellite in New York: satirist Christopher Buckley and editor Lewis Lapham mused on Hitch's prowess as a journalist. 'Like a pot of gold', said Lapham. Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie and James Fenton delighted the audience with stories of Hitchens as a young man. Rushdie drew roars of laughter when he recounted a word game invented by Amis and Hitchens where the word 'love' is replaced with 'hysterical sex'. Particular favourites included Hysterical Sex in the Time of Cholera and Hysterical Sex Is All You Need. Watching the event with Hitch at his bedside in Texas, Hitch's wife Carol and novelist Ian McEwan provided an email commentary. 'His Rolls Royce mind is still purring beautifully', typed McEwan. The event was watched live by 2500 at the venue, and by thousands more in UK cinemas and online. Dec 16, 2011 11:02 AM

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Ian McEwan Interview: Richard Dawkins

Ian McEwan Interview: Richard Dawkins http://RichardDawkins.net - This is the uncut interview from the Channel 4 TV program 'The Root of All Evil?', hosted by Richard Dawkins. This video is part of the DVD collection available through the RichardDawkins.net store: http://richarddawkins.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath;=3&products;_id=6 This video is provided free online by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. If you enjoy it, please consider purchasing the DVD to help us provide more content like this. Feb 4, 2009 11:52 PM

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov A Russian American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams An English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. Author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and cowriter of Doctor Who. Self-described radical atheist.

Stephen Fry

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens A British-American author, journalist and literary critic. He is known for his iconoclasm, atheism, antitheism and anti-monarchism.

Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins A British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and popular science writer who holds the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.

Homophobia

Homophobia Fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. Several dictionaries also associate irrationality with this type of fear.

England

Evolution

Evolution The change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection.

Highbrow

Highbrow The intellectual pursuits of the elite.

New York

New York The most populous city in the United States, and the state it is a part of.

Cults and Religions

Cults and Religions A set of beliefs and practices generally held by a community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Sci-Fi and Fantasy A gere of fiction -- often featuring a spirit of inquisitiveness and adventure -- based on alternative visions of science and technology (Science Fiction) and/or the fantastic and supernatural (Fantasy).

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Celebrities

Celebrities Widely-recognized or famous people who command a high degree of public and media attention.

Politics

Politics The processes, methods and tactics by which groups of people formulate decisions and apply policy.

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