Hedges Vs. Hitchens

Hedges Vs. Hitchens

The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.

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In his forthcoming book, I Don’t Believe in Atheists, Nation contributor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges takes on the so-called "new atheists" movement, led by writers and scholars like Christopher Hitchens. In this VideoNation preview, Hedges lays out a scathing critique of both religious and secular fundamentalists, arguing that their ideological extremes aren’t so different after all, and are quite dangerous for society.

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