Everybody Knows

When you hear the phrase; "Everybody Knows" (as in "everybody knows that global warming is caused by man and we have to do something about it." or "Everybody knows the George Bush is dumb") you should be on alert that the speaker wants the argument to be over.... Don't continue to try to convince me, my mind is closed.

Christoper Hitchens has written a new book titled; "God is not great". Now, this is a book long argument against religion, more specifically Christianity. In interviews he has said to believers "just keep you beliefs to yourself, don't try to foist them on me". He wants to make his argument, but wants to cut off the other sides argument. "Everybody knows I am right"... end of argument.

He is saying to the Christian.... go ahead and believe, but keep it to yourself. He does not realize that he is asking the Christian to deny a major part of his belief, the part that tells a Christian to "Go and make disciples or all people."

A democracy, and life really is an ongoing argument. When we stop arguing, we stop growing. When we close our mind we stop growing.

Mr. Hitchens would not like it if he was in a desert, parched and desperate and he came across another person who knew where there was a cool spring but he kept it to himself.

Open you mind Mr. Hitchens as you would want your readers and listeners to do.

And, readers, beware when you hear the phrase; "Everybody knows".