A Post I Didn't Want To Write
I read the news today, but it wasn't about holes anywhere in Lancashire. No, it was about Christopher Hitchens. He's dead.
Okay, so it wasn't unexpected, but that doesn't lessen my sadness. I didn't agree with many of his political views, and I found it difficult to fathom his reasons for holding them, but nevertheless, his wit and incisive comments, often made in debates, are something I will sorely miss.
There is one thing he said which I will always remember, because it sums up a lot of what his opponents brought up to support their arguments, and is a great one-liner of wisdom.
"That which can be asserted without evidence,
can be dismissed without evidence."
I watched this video of Graham Chapman's funeral to cheer myself up. How I wish there could be such unashamed laughter at every funeral.
