Posts Tagged ‘god’

Christopher Hitchens on Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man (4/4)

Everybody’s favorite anti-theist Christopher Hitchens appears on NPR’s Talk of the Nation on October 23, 2007 to talk about his new book “Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man”.

Why do they say "throne of God"? Is it because kings used to use them, so their made-up god must have one too?

If people invented christianity now instead of back then, would they say that god sits on an adjustable leather executive chair with lumbar support?

I have scoliosis, and its a 26 degree curve and i have to wear a back brace at night…?

i hope to god i dont have to get surgery cuz i will cry my eyes out if i do (lol). do u think back excersises or a chiropractor will help? any other suggestions? im 13 and cant be worrying bout this =[

my back hurts because of my scoliosis. what should I do?

i have a thoraco-lumbar curvature and it started when i was 14 and now that im 18 it is starting to hurt. I haven’t worn any braces because it was too late when i discovered this condition of mine. my questions: why do your back hurts when you have a scoliosis? what should I do? [...]

Have you had treatment for lower lumbar degenerative disc disease?

I’ve asked in pain management, but no answers yet. All discs in my lower lumbar L1-5 are in bad shape. My options are 4 weeks of therapy and brace to see if that helps, if not, then spinal epidural, if not that, nerve ablation, and surgery is in the equation, but he feels I am [...]