Here in militant atheist mode, he takes on a revision of the Ten Commandments.
Sample:
Having provided the raw material for most of the plays and novels ever published in non–Middle Eastern languages, adultery continues to be a great source of misery and joy and fascination. Most criminal codes have long given up the attempt to make it a punishable offense in law: its rewards and punishments are carefully administered by its practitioners and victims. It perhaps does not deserve to be classed with murder or theft or perjury...Bonus: There's a video, too. I think when Hitchins dies, he should be played by Stephen Fry, who is probably about the same age but no doubt will long outlive him.
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