Hitchens responds to critics

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Sep 25 10:53:16 PDT 2001


Nathan Newman wrote:


>Unfortunately, those who insist on such explanations of the morally
>unexplainable cheapen and disgrace the anti-war movement. Sometimes
>criminals are just criminals

What is this, an original sin theory of human behavior? I'm still trying to comprehend the spectacle of a very smart guy with two advanced degrees dismissing the importance of explanations. Even horrific behavior can, and should, be explained, no?

Doug



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