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Here is a pretty good article on whatever.scalzi.com.
I don't really know all that much about Christopher Hitchens himself, as I've never read any of his stuff, but I have to say that Hitchens's razor is pretty good, if a bit common-sense-y and obvious if you reflect on it for a second or two. And the whole "the burden of proof regarding the truthfulness of a claim lies with the one who makes the claim" thing is something I'd heard about for years, though I'd never heard it called "Hitchen's razor" until now. You spew bullshit at me without evidence, I'm perfectly free to call your bullshit bullshit without evidence, too. Though, in most cases, there is often plenty enough evidence to show that the bullshit claim is bullshit. Not that that ever matters to the ones who most often like to make bullshit claims, mind you. *cough**cough*
Also, speaking of unfounded bullshit, whenever the whole "Cancel Culture" bullshit is mentioned (as it was here by Scalzi, in order to mock it), I always feel compelled to embed this Some More News video (which also mocks it) just one more time.
I don't really know all that much about Christopher Hitchens himself, as I've never read any of his stuff, but I have to say that Hitchens's razor is pretty good, if a bit common-sense-y and obvious if you reflect on it for a second or two. And the whole "the burden of proof regarding the truthfulness of a claim lies with the one who makes the claim" thing is something I'd heard about for years, though I'd never heard it called "Hitchen's razor" until now. You spew bullshit at me without evidence, I'm perfectly free to call your bullshit bullshit without evidence, too. Though, in most cases, there is often plenty enough evidence to show that the bullshit claim is bullshit. Not that that ever matters to the ones who most often like to make bullshit claims, mind you. *cough**cough*
Also, speaking of unfounded bullshit, whenever the whole "Cancel Culture" bullshit is mentioned (as it was here by Scalzi, in order to mock it), I always feel compelled to embed this Some More News video (which also mocks it) just one more time.
